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POISE
Definition of POISE
noun
A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English poys, poyse, from Anglo-Norman pois, Middle French pois (“weight”) and Anglo-Norman poise, Middle French poise (“measure of weight”), from Latin pendere (“to weigh, ponder, think”). Doublet of peise.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POISE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start POISE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found POISE?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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