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POINTER
Definition of POINTER
noun
Anything that points or is used for pointing. One who points. A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
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Where it comes from
From point + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, POINT · 11 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.
POINTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POINTER starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EINOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start POINTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found POINTER?
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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