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BISHOPDOM
Definition of BISHOPDOM
noun
Synonym of bishopric.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English bischopdom, from Old English bisċopdōm, bisċeopdōm, bisċepdōm (“the province of a bishop; a bishopric”), from Proto-West Germanic *biskopadōm, equivalent to bishop + -dom. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bisdum (“bishopdom”), West Frisian bisdom (“bishopdom”), Dutch bisdom (“bishopdom”), German Bistum (“bishopdom”), Danish bispedømme (“bishopdom”), Swedish biskopsdöme (“bishopdom”), Icelandic biskupsdæmur, biskupsdæmi (“bishopdom”).
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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.
BISHOPDOM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 86, 14 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BISHOPDOM starts with B and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read BDHIMOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start BISHOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BISHOPDOM?
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