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CAREER
Definition of CAREER
noun
One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Mid 16th century, from French carrière (“road; racecourse”), from Italian carriera, from Old Occitan carreira, from Late Latin carrāria based on Latin carrus (“wheeled vehicle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, from *ḱers- (“to run”); alternatively, from Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (814)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CARE · 7 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.
CAREER in OUTLIER
It has fitted 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 124, 21 September 2026.
Built from these letters
CAREER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACEERR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CAREER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found CAREER?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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