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CLERGYWOMAN
Definition of CLERGYWOMAN
noun
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From clergy + -woman.
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.
CLERGYWOMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLERGYWOMAN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACEGLMNORWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found CLERGYWOMAN?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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