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ARMISTICE

/ˈɑːmɪstɪs/9 letters

Definition of ARMISTICE

noun

A (short) cessation of combat.

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Where it comes from

From Late Latin armistitium, from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”) + sistēre (from sistō (“to halt, stand still”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand up”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The word is cognate with French armistice, Italian armistizio, Portuguese armistício, Spanish armisticio.

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

ARMISTICE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 102
Its 15 boards, across 102 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
15
Boards found on
28
First board
102
Latest board
17
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

breadnaught

on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

ARMISTICE
9
Letters
4
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

ARMISTICE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEIIMRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.

Words that start ARMIST

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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