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ENCLOSE

/ənˈkloʊz/7 letters

Definition of ENCLOSE

verb

To surround with a wall, fence, etc.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

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Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
91
First board
11
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.

First ever to find it

connie33

on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

ENCLOSE
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

ENCLOSE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEELNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.

Words that start ENCLOS

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

ENCLOSEDENCLOSERENCLOSESENCLOSERSENCLOSINGENCLOSUREENCLOSABLEENCLOSURES

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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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.

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