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ENCASE
Definition of ENCASE
verb
To enclose, as in a case.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From en- + case.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ENCASE · 2 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.
ENCASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENCASE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEENS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ENCASE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found ENCASE?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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