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WASHETERIA
Definition of WASHETERIA
noun
Synonym of laundromat.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Blend of wash + cafeteria. The trademark Wash-a-teria was prominent in the U.S. South during the 1930s.
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.
WASHETERIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WASHETERIA starts with W and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEEHIRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start WASHET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found WASHETERIA?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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