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CONDUCT
Definition of CONDUCT
noun
The act or method of controlling or directing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Displaced native Old English þēaw. Doublet of conduit.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CONDUCT · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CONDUCT in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 57 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CONDUCT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CCDNOTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start CONDUC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CONDUCT?
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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