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MOTOR
Definition of MOTOR
noun
A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).
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.
MOTOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MOTOR starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read MOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start MOTOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found MOTOR?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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