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CANT
Definition of CANT
noun
An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin cantō, probably via Old Northern French canter (“sing, tell”). Doublet of chant.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,111)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CANT · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 123 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CANT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CANT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found CANT?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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