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PEAFOWLS
Definition of PEAFOWLS
noun
plural of peafowl
noun
A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
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Word DNA
PEAFOWLS inherits its ancestry from its root, PEAFOWL.
How it is built
Same root, PEAFOWL · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEAFOWLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEAFOWLS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFLOPSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found PEAFOWLS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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