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FACTORING
Definition of FACTORING
noun
A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.
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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.
FACTORING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 81, 9 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
FACTORING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ACFGINORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FACTOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found FACTORING?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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