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NIGHTJARS
Definition of NIGHTJARS
noun
plural of nightjar
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NIGHTJARS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 61, 20 July 2026.
Built from these letters
NIGHTJARS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGHIJNRST - 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.
Could you have found NIGHTJARS?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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