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STONEWARE
Definition of STONEWARE
noun
A type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.
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Where it comes from
From stone + -ware.
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.
STONEWARE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 81, 9 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 81, 9 August 2026.
Built from these letters
STONEWARE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEENORSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start STONEW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STONEWARE?
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 81 - and most players walked straight past it.
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