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OCTAGONS
Definition of OCTAGONS
noun
plural of octagon
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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.
OCTAGONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OCTAGONS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACGNOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OCTAGO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found OCTAGONS?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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