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YOWIE
Definition of YOWIE
noun
An ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Gamilaraay yuwi (“dream spirit”).
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.
YOWIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
YOWIE starts with Y and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIOWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found YOWIE?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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