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SIXPENCE

/ˈsɪks.pəns/8 letters

Definition of SIXPENCE

noun

The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From six + pence.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SIXPENCE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 112
Its 8 boards, across 112 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
8
Boards found on
75
First board
104
Latest board
12
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.

First ever to find it

newyorkbadger

on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Also on

Built from these letters

SIXPENCE
8
Letters
3
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

SIXPENCE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEINPSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.

Words that start SIXPEN

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

SIXPENNYSIXPENCESSIXPENNIES

Could you have found SIXPENCE?

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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.

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