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PREVAIL
Definition of PREVAIL
verb
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevaleō (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”), from prae (“before”) + valeō (“be able or powerful”). Displaced native Old English rīcsian.
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.
PREVAIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PREVAIL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEILPRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PREVAI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found PREVAIL?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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