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FACTORIAL
Definition of FACTORIAL
noun
The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.
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Where it comes from
From factor + -ial.
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.
FACTORIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FACTORIAL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACFILORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start FACTOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FACTORIAL?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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