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PLAYGROUNDS
Definition of PLAYGROUNDS
noun
plural of playground
noun
A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
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Word DNA
PLAYGROUNDS inherits its ancestry from its root, PLAYGROUND.
How it is built
Same root, PLAYGROUND · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PLAYGROUNDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLAYGROUNDS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADGLNOPRSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PLAYGRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found PLAYGROUNDS?
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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