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MONKEYS
Definition of MONKEYS
noun
plural of monkey
noun
A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches.
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Word DNA
MONKEYS inherits its ancestry from its root, MONKEY.
How it is built
Same root, MONKEY · 2 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.
MONKEYS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 61 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MONKEYS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EKMNOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MONKEY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MONKEYS?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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