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ZAITECH
Definition of ZAITECH
noun
Application of financial engineering techniques in Japanese financial markets since their deregulation in 1984.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Japanese 財テク (zaiteku, “money management”), from blend of 財務 (zaimu, “financial dealings”) and テクノロジー (tekunorojii, “technology”), the latter, from English technology. The -tech in zaitech reflects the original borrowing of English technology.
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.
ZAITECH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 54 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZAITECH starts with Z and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ACEHITZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZAITEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ZAITECH?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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