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UPTOWN
Definition of UPTOWN
noun
The residential part of a city, which is usually away from the central business district.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UPTOWN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
UPTOWN starts with U and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read NOPTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start UPTOWN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found UPTOWN?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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