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JOSEPH
Definition of JOSEPH
noun
A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century with a long cape and buttons running down the front.
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Where it comes from
Probably in allusion to Joseph's coat of many colours in Genesis 37:3.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JOSEPH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 59 days.
First found by a player on Day 69, 28 July 2026.
Built from these letters
JOSEPH starts with J and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read EHJOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JOSEPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found JOSEPH?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 69 - and most players walked straight past it.
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