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QUESTIONER
Definition of QUESTIONER
noun
A person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English questioner; equivalent to question + -er.
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.
QUESTIONER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 82 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUESTIONER starts with Q and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEINOQRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start QUESTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found QUESTIONER?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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