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PROJECTIVE
Definition of PROJECTIVE
adjective
projecting outward
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Where it comes from
Formed by the suffixation of prōiect- (the perfect passive participial stem of the Classical Latin prōiciō, whence the English verb project) with the English -ive, forming project + -ive; however, compare the post-Classical Latin prōiectīvus (“relating to purging”).
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.
PROJECTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 63, 22 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 63, 22 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROJECTIVE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEIJOPRTV - 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.
Could you have found PROJECTIVE?
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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