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HEURISTICS
Definition of HEURISTICS
noun
plural of heuristic
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From heuristic, from German heuristisch, from New Latin heuristicus by irregular formation from Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “I discover”).
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.
HEURISTICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEURISTICS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHIIRSSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and S appear more than once.
Words that start HEURIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HEURISTICS?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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