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SNOWFLAKE
Definition of SNOWFLAKE
noun
A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From snow + flake. Compare Saterland Frisian Sneeflokke (“snowflake”), Dutch sneeuwvlok, Luxembourgish Schnéiflack, German Schneeflocke.
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.
SNOWFLAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
SNOWFLAKE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFKLNOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SNOWFL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found SNOWFLAKE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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