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SPONGY
Definition of SPONGY
adjective
Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From spong(e) + -y.
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.
SPONGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SPONGY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read GNOPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found SPONGY?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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