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POLYGON
Definition of POLYGON
noun
A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”), equivalent to poly- + -gon.
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.
POLYGON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 81 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
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
POLYGON starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read GLNOOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start POLYGO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found POLYGON?
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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