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PSYOPS
Definition of PSYOPS
noun
Techniques used by military and police forces to influence the beliefs, emotions and behavior of citizens.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Syllabic abbreviation of psychological operations.
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.
PSYOPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PSYOPS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read OPPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and S appear more than once.
Could you have found PSYOPS?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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