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CANTICOYED
Definition of CANTICOYED
Wiktionary has no entry for CANTICOYED itself. This is its base word, CANTICOY.
noun
A social gathering, usually for dancing.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for CANTICOY.
From an Algonquian (probably Lenape) language; compare Unami këntke (“he dances”) and English cantico.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CANTICOY · 2 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.
CANTICOYED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 36 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CANTICOYED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACCDEINOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start CANTIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CANTICOYED?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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