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FORT
Definition of FORT
noun
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte.
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.
FORT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FORT starts with F and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read FORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FORT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found FORT?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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