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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).
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. 89 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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