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CHAPLAIN
Definition of CHAPLAIN
noun
A member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin. Displaced Old English handprēost.
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.
CHAPLAIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
CHAPLAIN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACHILNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CHAPLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found CHAPLAIN?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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