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INDICATOR

/ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/9 letters

Definition of INDICATOR

noun

A pointer or index that indicates something.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Late Latin indicātor (“one who points out”), from Latin indicō (“point out”). By surface analysis, indicate + -or; see indicate.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

INDICATOR in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 102
Its 8 boards, across 102 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
8
Boards found on
12
First board
102
Latest board
30
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

abbyforch18

on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Also on

Built from these letters

INDICATOR
9
Letters
4
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

INDICATOR starts with I and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACDIINORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.

Words that start INDICA

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.

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