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OUTFOXED
Definition of OUTFOXED
verb
simple past and past participle of outfox
verb
To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
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Another sense
OUTFOXED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of outfox.
Word DNA
OUTFOXED inherits its ancestry from its root, OUTFOX.
How it is built
Same root, OUTFOX · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OUTFOXED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 95 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OUTFOXED starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEFOOTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start OUTFOX
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OUTFOXED?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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