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POINTIER
Definition of POINTIER
adjective
comparative form of pointy: more pointy
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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.
POINTIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POINTIER starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EIINOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start POINTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found POINTIER?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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