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POONS
Definition of POONS
noun
plural of poon
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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.
POONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POONS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read NOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found POONS?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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