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ELECT
Definition of ELECT
noun
One chosen or set apart.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend. Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ἐκ (ek), rather than e- (from ex).
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.
ELECT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELECT starts with E and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEELT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ELECT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found ELECT?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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