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PIGEONHOLED
Definition of PIGEONHOLED
adjective
Categorized, compartmentalized
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Word DNA
PIGEONHOLED inherits its ancestry from its root, PIGEONHOLE.
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.
PIGEONHOLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PIGEONHOLED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEGHILNOOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start PIGEONH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found PIGEONHOLED?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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