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SOAPBOX
Definition of SOAPBOX
noun
A crate for packing soap.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From soap + box. The figurative use of the word derives from the fact that soap products in the US used to be commonly transported to stores in large wooden boxes. It used to be common for individuals to give impromptu rally speeches to their neighbors by finding something to stand on like a soapbox.
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.
SOAPBOX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 105, 2 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 105, 2 September 2026.
Built from these letters
SOAPBOX starts with S and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read ABOOPSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SOAPBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SOAPBOX?
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 105 - and most players walked straight past it.
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