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SALARYMEN
Definition of SALARYMEN
noun
plural of salaryman
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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.
SALARYMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SALARYMEN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AAELMNRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SALARY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found SALARYMEN?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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