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ERGONOMIC
Definition of ERGONOMIC
adjective
Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Dated 1950 C.E.; ergo- + -nomy + -ic, from Ancient Greek: ἔργον (érgon, “work”) and νόμος (nómos, “distribution”).
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.
ERGONOMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ERGONOMIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEGIMNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ERGONO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found ERGONOMIC?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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