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CONVOY
Definition of CONVOY
noun
One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Vulgar Latin *convio (compare Medieval Latin convio (“to accompany on the way”)), from Latin con- (“together”) + via (“way”).
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.
CONVOY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CONVOY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CNOOVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start CONVOY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CONVOY?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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