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TOUPEE
Definition of TOUPEE
noun
A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
1727, from French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Middle French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Old French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), diminutive of toupe, top (“tuft of hair”), from Frankish *topp (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”). Cognate with Old Dutch topp (“top”) (Dutch top), Old Frisian top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old English top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old High German zopf (“end, summit, tuft of hair”), Old Norse toppr (“tuft of hair, forelock”). More at top.
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.
TOUPEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TOUPEE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEOPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found TOUPEE?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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