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SUNDOWNER
Definition of SUNDOWNER
noun
An itinerant worker, such as a swagman, who arrives at a farm too late in the day to do any work, but readily accepts food and lodging.
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Where it comes from
From sundown + -er.
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.
SUNDOWNER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUNDOWNER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DENNORSUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start SUNDOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUNDOWNER?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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