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FACTORY
Definition of FACTORY
noun
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
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Where it comes from
Probably from factor + -y, although in noun sense 1 (“a place where manufacturing takes place”) apparently influenced strongly by association with Classical Latin fact-, the past participial stem of faciō (“to make”); compare manufactory and Latin factōrium (“an oil press”). In noun sense 8 (“a trading establishment”), originally after Portuguese feitoria. In noun sense 9 (“an invoice or inventory”), probably after obsolete Dutch facture (“bill”); see facture. Compare Dutch factorij, Middle French factorie, Spanish factoría.
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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.
FACTORY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 81, 9 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
FACTORY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACFORTY - 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 27
Could you have found FACTORY?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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