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SECONDARY
Definition of SECONDARY
adjective
Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English secundarie, from Latin secundārius (“of the second class or quality”), from secundus (whence the English second) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary), equivalent to second + -ary; compare the French secondaire, the Italian secondario, the Occitan secundari, the Portuguese secundario, and the Spanish secundario.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SECONDARY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SECONDARY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACDENORSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SECOND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found SECONDARY?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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