outlier
Valid in Scrabble
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- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/
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/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/ · /ˈʌʊtˌlaɪɚ/
Definition of outlier
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
“Observing as an outlier from Scotland, Hynes sums up the industry problem: "The conversation we've had for this article is really about creating an environment in which better decisions can be taken, isn't it?”
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noun
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A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
“Observing as an outlier from Scotland, Hynes sums up the industry problem: "The conversation we've had for this article is really about creating an environment in which better decisions can be taken, isn't it?”
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(figuratively)An exception.
“And in a world where police officers are mostly paired by species (zebras with zebras, hippos with hippos, etc.), Judy and Nick’s rare bunny/fox combo marks them as outliers.”
- A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
- A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.
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Etymology
From outlie + -er.
Words you can make from outlier
106 playable · top: LOITER (6 pts)
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20 words4-letter words
41 words- ETUI 4 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
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- LORE 4 pts
- LOTI 4 pts
- LOUR 4 pts
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- LURE 4 pts
- LUTE 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
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- ROUE 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- RULE 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
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- TORI 4 pts
- TOUR 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
- TROU 4 pts
- TRUE 4 pts
- TULE 4 pts
3-letter words
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