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TEENSY
Definition of TEENSY
adjective
tiny
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Baby-talk alteration of teeny, from tiny, probably modelled after itsy, itsy-bitsy, etc.; see -sy.
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.
TEENSY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 4, 25 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TEENSY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EENSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found TEENSY?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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