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YANKEE
Definition of YANKEE
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Yankee 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.
YANKEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
YANKEE starts with Y and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEKNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found YANKEE?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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