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ARITHMANCY
Definition of ARITHMANCY
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) + -mancy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
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.
ARITHMANCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
ARITHMANCY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AACHIMNRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ARITHM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ARITHMANCY?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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