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COTERIES
Definition of COTERIES
noun
plural of coterie
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Another sense
COTERIES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of coterie.
Word DNA
COTERIES inherits its ancestry from its root, COTERIE.
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
COTERIES in a sentence
“Prairie dogs live in small family groups, known as coteries, which they defend vigorously.”
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COTERIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COTERIES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEIORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E 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.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found COTERIES?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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