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OBJECTIVE
Definition of OBJECTIVE
adjective
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English obgectyf, from Middle French objectif and its etymon Medieval Latin obiectīvus. By surface analysis, object + -ive.
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.
OBJECTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBJECTIVE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCEEIJOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start OBJECT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBJECTIVE?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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