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ARCHDUKE
Definition of ARCHDUKE
noun
The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French archeduc (modern French archiduc), from Latin archidux. Equivalent to arch- + duke.
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.
ARCHDUKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARCHDUKE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEHKRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ARCHDU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found ARCHDUKE?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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