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DRAFTEE
Definition of DRAFTEE
noun
One who is drafted (into a military service, etc).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From draft + -ee.
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.
DRAFTEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 89, 17 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 89, 17 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRAFTEE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DRAFTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DRAFTEE?
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 89 - and most players walked straight past it.
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