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PROVISION
Definition of PROVISION
noun
An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).
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.
PROVISION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROVISION starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read IINOOPRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start PROVIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PROVISION?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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