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ABROGATION
Definition of ABROGATION
noun
The act of abrogating. A repeal by authority; abolition.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”). By surface analysis, ab- + Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.
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.
ABROGATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABROGATION starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AABGINOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Words that start ABROGA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found ABROGATION?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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