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WIGEON
Definition of WIGEON
noun
Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Early 16th century. Probably from Middle French vigeon, from Old French vigeon, vingeon (“wigeon”), from Old French vignier (“to whine or shout”) + -on (“noun suffix”).
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.
WIGEON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WIGEON starts with W and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EGINOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found WIGEON?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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