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MAKEFAST
Definition of MAKEFAST
noun
Something to which a vessel can be made fast or tied, such as a cleat, post or bollard.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From make + fast.
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.
MAKEFAST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAKEFAST starts with M and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AAEFKMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MAKEFA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found MAKEFAST?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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