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NEAPS
Definition of NEAPS
noun
plural of neap
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Word DNA
NEAPS inherits its ancestry from its root, NEAP.
Line of descent
- Norwegian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
42nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (39)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NEAP · 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.
NEAPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEAPS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AENPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
7 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found NEAPS?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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