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PRIZE
Definition of PRIZE
noun
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English prise, from Old French prise (“a taking, capture, a seizure, a thing seized, a prize, booty, also hold, purchase”), past participle of prendre (“to take, to capture”), from Latin prēndere (“to take, seize”); see prehend. Compare prison, apprise, comprise, enterprise, purprise, reprisal, surprise, etc. Doublet of prise.
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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.
PRIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 94 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
PRIZE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIPRZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PRIZE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found PRIZE?
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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