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INVADER
Definition of INVADER
noun
One who invades a region.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From invade + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, INVADE · 3 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.
INVADER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INVADER starts with I and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADEINRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 INVADE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found INVADER?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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