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SPITZ
Definition of SPITZ
noun
Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Spitz, from spitz (“pointed”); so called from the tapering shape of its muzzle.
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.
SPITZ in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPITZ starts with S and ends with Z. Sorted, its letters read IPSTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SPITZ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found SPITZ?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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