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LOONIE
Definition of LOONIE
noun
The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From loon + -ie from the depiction of a loon on the reverse (tail-side) of the Canadian one-dollar coin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LOON · 6 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LOONIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LOONIE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EILNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start LOONIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found LOONIE?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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