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OUTSOURCED
Definition of OUTSOURCED
verb
simple past and past participle of outsource
verb
To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.
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Word DNA
OUTSOURCED inherits its ancestry from its root, OUTSOURCE.
How it is built
Same root, OUTSOURCE · 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.
OUTSOURCED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OUTSOURCED starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEOORSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and U appear more than once.
Words that start OUTSOU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found OUTSOURCED?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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