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NIPPER
Definition of NIPPER
noun
One who, or that which, nips.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From nip + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NIP · 8 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.
NIPPER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NIPPER starts with N and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EINPPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start NIPPER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NIPPER?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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