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AVOIRDUPOIS
Definition of AVOIRDUPOIS
noun
The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English avoir de pois, aver de peis, haburdy poyse, haburdepays, haburdepeyse, from Old French aveir + de + peis (“asset of weight”), influenced by Middle French avoir + du + pois; compare French poids (“weight”).
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.
AVOIRDUPOIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 5, 26 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AVOIRDUPOIS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADIIOOPRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start AVOIRDU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 5
Could you have found AVOIRDUPOIS?
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 5 - and most players walked straight past it.
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