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ROBOT
Definition of ROBOT
noun
A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Robot, from a West Slavic language, ultimately related to Etymology 2, below.
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.
ROBOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 3, 24 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ROBOT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ROBOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found ROBOT?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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