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RATIONALE
Definition of RATIONALE
noun
An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin ratiōnāle.
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.
RATIONALE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RATIONALE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEILNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start RATION
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found RATIONALE?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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