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PACEMAKINGS
Definition of PACEMAKINGS
Wiktionary has no entry for PACEMAKINGS itself. This is its base word, PACEMAKING.
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for PACEMAKING.
From pace + making.
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.
PACEMAKINGS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 16 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 56, 15 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 50 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 78, 6 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PACEMAKINGS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEGIKMNPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PACEMAK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found PACEMAKINGS?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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