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OUTSOURCING
Definition of OUTSOURCING
verb
present participle and gerund 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
OUTSOURCING 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.
OUTSOURCING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 58, 17 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OUTSOURCING starts with O and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CGINOORSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and U appear more than once.
Words that start OUTSOUR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found OUTSOURCING?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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