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TRAGIC
Definition of TRAGIC
adjective
Causing great sadness or suffering.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.
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.
TRAGIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TRAGIC starts with T and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACGIRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TRAGIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TRAGIC?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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