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PTARMIGANS
Definition of PTARMIGANS
noun
plural of ptarmigan
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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.
PTARMIGANS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PTARMIGANS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAGIMNPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PTARMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PTARMIGANS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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