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COSECANT
Definition of COSECANT
noun
In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc
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Where it comes from
From co- + secant.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, COSECANT · 1 relative 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.
COSECANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COSECANT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACCENOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C 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.
Could you have found COSECANT?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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