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INTERNET
Definition of INTERNET
proper noun
Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“the specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications”).
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Where it comes from
The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INTERNET in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
Built from these letters
INTERNET starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EEINNRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N, T and E appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start INTERN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found INTERNET?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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