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PAUL
Definition of PAUL
noun
An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
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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.
PAUL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 48, 7 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PAUL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ALPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PAUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PAUL?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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