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METHODICAL
Definition of METHODICAL
adjective
In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”) + -al.
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.
METHODICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
METHODICAL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACDEHILMOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start METHOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found METHODICAL?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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