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AUCTIONEER
Definition of AUCTIONEER
noun
An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
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Where it comes from
From auction + -eer.
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.
AUCTIONEER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AUCTIONEER starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACEEINORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start AUCTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found AUCTIONEER?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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