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SWINNEYS
Definition of SWINNEYS
Wiktionary has no entry for SWINNEYS itself. This is its base word, SWINNEY.
noun
Archaic form of sweeny.
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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.
SWINNEYS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SWINNEYS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EINNSSWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and N appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SWINNE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SWINNEYS?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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