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INTERSECT
Definition of INTERSECT
verb
To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INTERSECT · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INTERSECT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
INTERSECT starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEEINRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once.
Words that start INTERS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INTERSECT?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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