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PROJECTION
Definition of PROJECTION
noun
Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
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Where it comes from
From either the Middle French projection or its etymon, the Classical Latin prōiectiō (stem: prōiectiōn-), from prōiciō, equivalent to project + -ion. Compare the Modern French projection, the German Projektion, and the Italian proiezione.
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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.
PROJECTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 63, 22 July 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 63, 22 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PROJECTION starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEIJNOOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O 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.
Could you have found PROJECTION?
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 63 - and most players walked straight past it.
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