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COMPEL
Definition of COMPEL
verb
To drive together, round up.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English compellen, borrowed from Middle French compellir, from Latin compellere, itself from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”). Displaced native Old English nīedan.
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.
COMPEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COMPEL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read CELMOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start COMPEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found COMPEL?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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