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CONQUER
Definition of CONQUER
verb
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”). Displaced native Old English oferwinnan.
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.
CONQUER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 66, 25 July 2026.
Built from these letters
CONQUER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CENOQRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CONQUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found CONQUER?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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