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INVEST
Definition of INVEST
verb
To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French investir or Medieval Latin investire, from Latin investio (“to clothe, cover”), from in- (“in, on”) + vestio (“to clothe, dress”), from vestis (“clothing”); see vest. The sense “to spend money etc.” probably via Italian investire, of the same root.
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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.
INVEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
INVEST starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EINSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start INVEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found INVEST?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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