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ROGER
Definition of ROGER
interjection
Received
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Roger, used circa 1940 in UK and US military communication to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in received, used to acknowledge understanding a message. "Roger" for "received" was in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ROGER · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ROGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ROGER starts with R and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EGORR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start ROGER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ROGER?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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