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CONNECTION
Definition of CONNECTION
noun
The act of connecting. Coherence; lack of disjointedness. Sexual intercourse.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”)), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“to bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“to bind”). In American English mid-18c., spelling shifted from connexion to connection (equivalent to connect + -ion), thus making connexion British dated and connection in international use.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CONNECTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 121 days.
First found by a player on Day 3, 24 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CONNECTION starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CCEINNNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, O and N appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CONNEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found CONNECTION?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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