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CENOBITE
Definition of CENOBITE
noun
A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.
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Where it comes from
From Old French cenobite or Ecclesiastical Latin coenobīta, from coenobium, from Ancient Greek κοινόβιον (koinóbion, “community life, convent”), from κοινός (koinós, “common”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- Old French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CENOBITE · 6 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.
CENOBITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CENOBITE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCEEINOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CENOBI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found CENOBITE?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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