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AUTOTELIC
Definition of AUTOTELIC
adjective
Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + τέλος (télos, “result; end”); compare auto- and telic. From early 20th century.
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.
AUTOTELIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AUTOTELIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACEILOTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start AUTOTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AUTOTELIC?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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