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HEURISTIC
Definition of HEURISTIC
adjective
That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one.
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Where it comes from
Irregular formation from Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “I find, discover”) (compare the proper Greek term εὑρετικός (heuretikós)).
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.
HEURISTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 235 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HEURISTIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEHIIRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start HEURIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found HEURISTIC?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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