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EVALUATION
Definition of EVALUATION
noun
An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
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Where it comes from
From French évaluation. By surface analysis, evaluate + -ion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,135)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EVALUATION · 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.
EVALUATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 164 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EVALUATION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AAEILNOTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start EVALUA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found EVALUATION?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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