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POLEYN
Definition of POLEYN
noun
The part of medieval armour that protected the knee.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English polein(e) (“knee armor”), from Anglo-Norman polein (“knee armor”). Possibly related to poulaine (“pointed toe on a shoe”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Anglo-Norman
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
27th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (101)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POLEYN · 1 relative 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.
POLEYN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLEYN starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ELNOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found POLEYN?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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