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CEDE
Definition of CEDE
verb
To give up; yield to another. [with to]
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French ceder, from Old French ceder, from Latin cēdō (“to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”). Cognate with Tocharian B kätk- (“to cross, pass”).
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.
CEDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 48, 7 July 2026.
Built from these letters
CEDE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEE - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CEDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found CEDE?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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