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PIECEWISE
Definition of PIECEWISE
adverb
In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From piece + -wise.
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.
PIECEWISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PIECEWISE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEEIIPSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start PIECEW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PIECEWISE?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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