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CORDON
Definition of CORDON
noun
A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English cordon, from Middle French cordon, from Old French cordon, diminutive of corde. More at cord.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,288)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CORDON · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CORDON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CORDON starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CDNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CORDON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found CORDON?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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