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PRIOR
Definition of PRIOR
adjective
Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin prior (“earlier, former, previous, prior; in front; (figurative) better, superior”), from Proto-Italic *priōs (“earlier, previous”, literally “more before”), ultimately from *pri (“before”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pró (“leading to, toward”) and its etymon *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + *-jōs (suffix forming comparative adjectives). Doublet of before, fore, and former. The adverb and noun are derived from the adjective.
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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.
PRIOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 122 days.
First found by a player on Day 1, 22 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PRIOR starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read IOPRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start PRIOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
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