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OUTFOXING
Definition of OUTFOXING
verb
present participle and gerund of outfox
verb
To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
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Word DNA
OUTFOXING inherits its ancestry from its root, OUTFOX.
How it is built
Same root, OUTFOX · 3 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.
OUTFOXING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OUTFOXING starts with O and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read FGINOOTUX - 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.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found OUTFOXING?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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