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ABAND
Definition of ABAND
verb
To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Clipping of abandon.
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.
ABAND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABAND starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AABDN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ABAND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found ABAND?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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