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ZINGER
Definition of ZINGER
noun
A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From zing + -er.
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.
ZINGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZINGER starts with Z and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EGINRZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found ZINGER?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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