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COPYLEFT
Definition of COPYLEFT
noun
The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
A pun on copyright, which refers to using copyright laws for purposes that are in some ways contrary to copyright's original intent.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, COPYLEFT · 3 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.
COPYLEFT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COPYLEFT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEFLOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start COPYLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COPYLEFT?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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