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CONGEES
Definition of CONGEES
noun
plural of congee
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Another sense
CONGEES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of congee.
Word DNA
CONGEES inherits its ancestry from its root, CONGEE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CONGEE · 4 relatives in the game
CONGEES in a sentence
“Curries and congees were sandwiched between recipes for omelettes and shepherd's pie.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CONGEES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 163 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CONGEES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEGNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CONGEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CONGEES?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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