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LEEWAY
Definition of LEEWAY
noun
The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lee (“side away from the wind”) + way.
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.
LEEWAY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 82, 10 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LEEWAY starts with L and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEELWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found LEEWAY?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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