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PROSECUTION
Definition of PROSECUTION
noun
The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Equivalent to prosecute + -ion, from Middle French prosecution, from Late Latin prōsecutio, from Latin prōsequor (“follow, pursue”), from pro- (“onward”) + sequor (“follow”) (English sequel). Compare persecution, and see more at prosecute.
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.
PROSECUTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROSECUTION starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEINOOPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PROSECU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found PROSECUTION?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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