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CALIBRATION
Definition of CALIBRATION
noun
The act of calibrating something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From calibrate + -ion. First attested in 1852.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CALIBER · 8 relatives 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.
CALIBRATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CALIBRATION starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AABCIILNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start CALIBRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found CALIBRATION?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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