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PREMOVES
Definition of PREMOVES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of premove
noun
On certain chess websites: a move set during the opponent's turn which is played automatically (if possible) after the opponent has made their move, done in order to save time in predictable positions.
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Word DNA
PREMOVES inherits its ancestry from its root, PREMOVE.
How it is built
Same root, PREMOVE · 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.
PREMOVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 67 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PREMOVES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEMOPRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PREMOV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found PREMOVES?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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