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APOSTACY
Definition of APOSTACY
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
APOSTASY
noun
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
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Word DNA
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.
APOSTACY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APOSTACY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AACOPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start APOSTA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found APOSTACY?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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