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DUOPSONY
Definition of DUOPSONY
noun
An economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
By analogy with monopsony based on Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”).
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.
DUOPSONY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUOPSONY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DNOOPSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start DUOPSO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found DUOPSONY?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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