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PROJECT
Definition of PROJECT
noun
A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
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Where it comes from
From Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth, extend; expel”). Compare typologically Russian прики́дывать (prikídyvatʹ), прики́дка (prikídka) (akin to кида́ть (kidátʹ)); набро́сок (nabrósok) (akin to броса́ть (brosátʹ)).
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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.
PROJECT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PROJECT starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEJOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PROJEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found PROJECT?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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