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PIGEONHOLE
Definition of PIGEONHOLE
noun
One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from pigeon + hole. The verb is derived from the noun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PIGEONHOLE · 2 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.
PIGEONHOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PIGEONHOLE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGHILNOOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start PIGEON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found PIGEONHOLE?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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