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CENOTE
Definition of CENOTE
noun
A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Mexico and Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes groundwater underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Spanish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.2%
of traced words share this origin (963)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CENOTE · 1 relative 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.
CENOTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 66 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CENOTE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEENOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found CENOTE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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