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NIGHTJAR
Definition of NIGHTJAR
noun
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From night + jar (“a discordant sound”), due to the bird's harsh call.
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.
NIGHTJAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NIGHTJAR starts with N and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AGHIJNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found NIGHTJAR?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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