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ABBOTCY
Definition of ABBOTCY
noun
Abbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From abbot + -cy.
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.
ABBOTCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 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 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABBOTCY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ABBCOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ABBOTC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ABBOTCY?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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