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WHEYFACED
Definition of WHEYFACED
Wiktionary has no entry for WHEYFACED itself. This is its base word, WHEYFACE.
noun
One who is pale, as from fear; a coward.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for WHEYFACE.
From whey + face.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WHEYFACE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHEYFACED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHEYFACED starts with W and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEFHWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found WHEYFACED?
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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