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PROVISIONAL
Definition of PROVISIONAL
adjective
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
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Where it comes from
From provision + -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (modern French provisionnel). Compare Latin prōvīsiōnālis.
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.
PROVISIONAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PROVISIONAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AIILNOOPRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start PROVISI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found PROVISIONAL?
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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