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PRAGMATIC
Definition of PRAGMATIC
adjective
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus (“relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a person versed in the law who furnished arguments and points to advocates and orators, a kind of attorney”), from Ancient Greek πραγματικός (pragmatikós, “active, versed in affairs”), from πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “a thing done, a fact”), in plural πράγματα (prágmata, “affairs, state affairs, public business, etc.”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”) (whence English practical).
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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.
PRAGMATIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 191 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRAGMATIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACGIMPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PRAGMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found PRAGMATIC?
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