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WATERMELONS
Definition of WATERMELONS
noun
plural of watermelon
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Word DNA
WATERMELONS inherits its ancestry from its root, WATERMELON.
How it is built
Same root, WATERMELON · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names French, German, Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WATERMELONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WATERMELONS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEELMNORSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start WATERME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found WATERMELONS?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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