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NOOBS
Definition of NOOBS
noun
plural of noob
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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.
NOOBS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NOOBS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BNOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found NOOBS?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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