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PIONEERS
Definition of PIONEERS
noun
plural of pioneer
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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.
PIONEERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PIONEERS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEINOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PIONEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found PIONEERS?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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