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NEVER
Definition of NEVER
adverb
At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever.
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.
NEVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
NEVER starts with N and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EENRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start NEVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found NEVER?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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