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COMPETE
Definition of COMPETE
verb
To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French competer, from Latin competere (“to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of”), from com- (“with”) + petō (“to seek; to aim for, strive for”). Compare Latin competītor (“competitor”).
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.
COMPETE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 49, 8 July 2026.
Built from these letters
COMPETE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEMOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start COMPET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found COMPETE?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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