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INSTRUCTIVE
Definition of INSTRUCTIVE
adjective
Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From instruct + -ive.
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.
INSTRUCTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
INSTRUCTIVE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEIINRSTTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once.
Words that start INSTRUC
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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