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MASTERPIECE
Definition of MASTERPIECE
noun
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From master + piece, a calque of Dutch meesterstuk or German Meisterstück (“masterpiece”). Piecewise doublet of maestropiece and masterstick. Compare also journeyman's piece.
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.
MASTERPIECE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MASTERPIECE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEEIMPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MASTERP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MASTERPIECE?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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