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ABTHANE
Definition of ABTHANE
noun
A title used in medieval Scotland.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
There are two etymologies suggested for this word, each peculiar to a different suggested meaning. One is that it is from an English or Scottish form of Medieval Latin abthania or Gaelic abdhaiiie, meaning abbacy, hence an officer of the abbot. The other is that it is derived from Latin abbās (“father”) and Middle English thane, hence an overlord of regional thanes.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ABTHANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 109, 6 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABTHANE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABEHNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ABTHAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ABTHANE?
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 109 - and most players walked straight past it.
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