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ENGRAVE
Definition of ENGRAVE
verb
To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From earlier ingrave, equivalent to en- + grave (“to carve, engrave”). More at grave.
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.
ENGRAVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 84, 12 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENGRAVE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGNRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ENGRAV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found ENGRAVE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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