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SIDEWALK
Definition of SIDEWALK
noun
A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
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Where it comes from
From side + walk.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SIDEWALK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 47, 6 July 2026.
Built from these letters
SIDEWALK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ADEIKLSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SIDEWA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found SIDEWALK?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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