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FORESIGHT
Definition of FORESIGHT
noun
The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English forsight, forsyght, forsichte (since 14th c.), a calque of Latin providentia. By surface analysis, fore- + sight. Compare Scots foresicht, Saterland Frisian Foarsicht, archaic Dutch voorzicht (now voorzichtigheid), German Vorsicht (all “caution, foresight”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORESIGHT · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, German, Scots.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FORESIGHT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORESIGHT starts with F and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EFGHIORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FORESI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found FORESIGHT?
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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