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AUCTIONEERS
Definition of AUCTIONEERS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
AUCTIONEERS inherits its ancestry from its root, AUCTIONEER.
How it is built
Same root, AUCTIONEER · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AUCTIONEERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AUCTIONEERS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEINORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start AUCTION
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found AUCTIONEERS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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