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AMERCE
Definition of AMERCE
verb
To impose a fine on; to fine.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman amercier, from Old French a (“at”) + merci (“mercy”), thus “at the mercy of”.
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.
AMERCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMERCE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start AMERCE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found AMERCE?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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