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TRAVERSAL
Definition of TRAVERSAL
noun
The act of traversing; a crossing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From traverse + -al.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TRAVERSAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRAVERSAL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AAELRRSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and A appear more than once.
Words that start TRAVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TRAVERSAL?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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