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ABSOLUTION
Definition of ABSOLUTION
noun
An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English absolucion, absolucioun, from Old French absolution, from Latin absolūtiōnem, accusative singular of absolūtiō (“acquittal”), from absolvō (“absolve”). See also absolve.
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.
ABSOLUTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 85 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ABSOLUTION starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABILNOOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ABSOLU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found ABSOLUTION?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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