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PERMIT
Definition of PERMIT
verb
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittō (“give up, allow”), from per (“through”) + mittō (“send”).
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.
PERMIT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 87, 15 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PERMIT starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EIMPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PERMIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found PERMIT?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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