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TURNSTONE
Definition of TURNSTONE
noun
Either of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.
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Where it comes from
From turn + stone.
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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.
TURNSTONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 167, 3 November 2026.
Built from these letters
TURNSTONE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ENNORSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and N appear more than once.
Words that start TURNST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TURNSTONE?
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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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