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PIONEER
Definition of PIONEER
noun
One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French pionnier (“originally, a foot soldier”), Old French peonier, from peon (“a foot soldier”) (modern French: pion). See pawn (in chess).
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.
PIONEER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PIONEER starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEINOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 PIONEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found PIONEER?
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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