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PINAFORES
Definition of PINAFORES
noun
plural of pinafore
noun
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.
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Word DNA
PINAFORES inherits its ancestry from its root, PINAFORE.
How it is built
Same root, PINAFORE · 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.
PINAFORES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PINAFORES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFINOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found PINAFORES?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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