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POOLSIDE
Definition of POOLSIDE
adjective
By the side of a pool.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From pool + -side.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, POOL · 7 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.
POOLSIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POOLSIDE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEILOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found POOLSIDE?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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