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ANOINT
Definition of ANOINT
verb
To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”). Doublet of inunct.
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.
ANOINT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANOINT starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AINNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
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 ANOINT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANOINT?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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