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COTERIE
Definition of COTERIE
noun
A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French coterie.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,111)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COTERIE · 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.
COTERIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 54 boards so far. 136 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
COTERIE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEIORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found COTERIE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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