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SMOOTHER
Definition of SMOOTHER
adjective
comparative form of smooth: more smooth
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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.
SMOOTHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 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
SMOOTHER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EHMOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 SMOOTH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found SMOOTHER?
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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