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PIVOT
Definition of PIVOT
noun
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English pevet, *pivot, from Old French pivot (“hinge pin, pivot”) (12th c.), possibly from Latin pūgiō.
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.
PIVOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 98 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PIVOT starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read IOPTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PIVOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found PIVOT?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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