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POSITIONED
Definition of POSITIONED
adjective
Being in a particular position; suitable.
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Word DNA
POSITIONED inherits its ancestry from its root, POSITION.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POSITION · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POSITIONED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POSITIONED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEIINOOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear 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 POSITI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found POSITIONED?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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