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XRAY
Definition of XRAY
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Xray of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
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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.
XRAY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
XRAY starts with X and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ARXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found XRAY?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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