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DECISIVE
Definition of DECISIVE
adjective
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French décisif, equivalent to decide + -ive.
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.
DECISIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 68, 27 July 2026.
Built from these letters
DECISIVE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIISV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start DECISI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DECISIVE?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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