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ANCHORITE
Definition of ANCHORITE
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
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Other senses
ANCHORITE carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A person who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons.
noun
See anchoret.
noun
Same as anchoret.
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs, “anchorite”), from ἀναχωρέω (anakhōréō, “to withdraw, retire”), via Latin anchōrēta, a variant of anachōrēta (“anchorite”), see -ite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANCHORITE · 6 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANCHORITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ANCHORITE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEHINORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of ANCHORITE. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ANCHOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found ANCHORITE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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