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AMBIGUITY
Definition of AMBIGUITY
noun
The state of being ambiguous; the state of leaving room for more than one interpretation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English ambiguite, from Old French ambiguite (French ambiguïté), from Latin ambiguitas, equivalent to ambiguous + -ity.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMBIGUITY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 228 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMBIGUITY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ABGIIMTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start AMBIGU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found AMBIGUITY?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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