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QUAERE
Definition of QUAERE
verb
To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”).
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.
QUAERE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUAERE starts with Q and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEQRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start QUAERE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found QUAERE?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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