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PITFALL
Definition of PITFALL
noun
A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
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Where it comes from
First recorded use in the 14th century from pit + fall in the sense of "pit trap, pit snare", from Old English fealle (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *fallą, *fallaz (“a fall, trap”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pōl-. Cognate with German Falle (“trap, snare”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PITFALL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PITFALL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AFILLPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PITFAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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