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RECEPT
Definition of RECEPT
noun
An idea that is formed by the repetition of percepts.
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Where it comes from
From Latin receptum (“thing received”), neuter singular of receptus, perfect passive participle of recipiō (“take back; receive”). Doublet of receipt. Coined by G.J. Romanes in 1888.
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.
RECEPT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RECEPT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEEPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start RECEPT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found RECEPT?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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