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STRATEGY
Definition of STRATEGY
noun
The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Derived from Latin stratēgia, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία (stratēgía, “office of general, command, generalship”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead, conduct”).
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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.
STRATEGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STRATEGY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGRSTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start STRATE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STRATEGY?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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