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SOUTHPAW
Definition of SOUTHPAW
noun
One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From south + paw. The original derivation is unclear: although now best known from the sport of baseball, the term is first attested in 1813, before baseball was founded. Suggested theories include: For Boxing: For Baseball:
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.
SOUTHPAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SOUTHPAW starts with S and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AHOPSTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SOUTHP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found SOUTHPAW?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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