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TAXPAYER
Definition of TAXPAYER
noun
A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From tax + payer.
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.
TAXPAYER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TAXPAYER starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAEPRTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start TAXPAY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found TAXPAYER?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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