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PROJECTILE
Definition of PROJECTILE
noun
An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin prōiectilis (“projectile”), from Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth; extend; expel”).
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.
PROJECTILE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PROJECTILE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEIJLOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. 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 43
Could you have found PROJECTILE?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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