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MOONEYE
Definition of MOONEYE
noun
A primitive ray-finned fish of the family Hiodontidae.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From moon + eye, from the silvery luster of the eyes.
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.
MOONEYE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First found by a player on Day 74, 2 August 2026.
Built from these letters
MOONEYE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEMNOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found MOONEYE?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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