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ARCANIST
Definition of ARCANIST
noun
A craftsman who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret (specifically in the area of porcelain manufacturing).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From arcane + -ist; in the sense of a craftsman with secret knowledge about porcelain manufacturing, borrowed from German Arcanist.
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.
ARCANIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARCANIST starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AACINRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ARCANI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found ARCANIST?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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