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ARRAIGN
Definition of ARRAIGN
verb
To officially charge someone in a court of law.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English areynen (“to interrogate, arraign, reprimand”), from Anglo-Norman areiner, arener, from Old French araisnier, areisnier, aresnier (“to speak to, address; accuse (in a law court)”) (whence modern French arraisonner (“to verify cargo, to arraign”)), from Vulgar Latin *arratiōnāre, from Latin adratiōnāre, from ad (“to”) + *ratiōnāre (“to reason, talk reasonably, talk”), from ratiō (“reason, reasoning, discourse”), from rat-, past-participle stem of rērī (“to reckon, calculate”). First attested in the late 14th century. Doublet of areason. About the -g- within the word, Etymonline and the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary both agree that it is present by hypercorrection and appears since the 16th century. The Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (1986) however, provides two etymological links each, which are Old French aragnier and araigner. The Oxford English Dictionary (1885, 1989) did not support either of these hypotheses, but did attribute Old French arraigner, arainer to an unrelated obsolete sense and etymon.
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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.
ARRAIGN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 127, 24 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 127, 24 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARRAIGN starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AAGINRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and R appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ARRAIG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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