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FORECLOSE
Definition of FORECLOSE
verb
To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
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Where it comes from
Partially from Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore (“to exclude”), from for- (“(prefix used to express error, exclusion, or inadequacy)”) + clore (“to shut”), and partially from Middle English forclusen (“to close up”), from Old English forclȳsan (“to close up”), equivalent to fore- + close.
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.
FORECLOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORECLOSE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEFLOORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once.
Words that start FORECL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found FORECLOSE?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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