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NEWSIE
Definition of NEWSIE
noun
Alternative form of newsy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From news + -ie.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NEWSIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
NEWSIE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEINSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start NEWSIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found NEWSIE?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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