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CITY
Definition of CITY
noun
A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English cite, derived from Old French cite, derived from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”), in Classical Latin "citizenry", derived from cīvis (“fellow-citizen”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“lie down; settle”). Cognate with Old English hīwan pl (“members of one's household, servants”). See hewe. Doublet of civitas. Mostly displaced native Old English burg, whence Modern English borough.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,575)
How it is built
Same root, CITY · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CITY in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 105 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 52 days.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CITY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CITY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CITY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CITY?
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