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JOURNALESE
Definition of JOURNALESE
noun
A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language, use of some vocabulary items that are mostly confined to this genre, and clipped syntax.
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Where it comes from
From journal + -ese.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JOURNALESE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JOURNALESE starts with J and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEJLNORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JOURNA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found JOURNALESE?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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