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PIECEWORK
Definition of PIECEWORK
noun
Alternative form of piece work.
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Word DNA
PIECEWORK inherits its ancestry from its root, PIECE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PIECE · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Irish, Italian, Old English, Portuguese, Spanish, Welsh.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PIECEWORK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PIECEWORK starts with P and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CEEIKOPRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PIECEW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found PIECEWORK?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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