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COURTSHIP
Definition of COURTSHIP
noun
The act of paying court, that is, demonstrating such politeness and respect as is traditionally given at a court (“a formal assembly of a sovereign's retinue”). The ceremonial performance of acts of courtesy to a dignitary, etc. The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.
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Where it comes from
From court (“demonstration of such respect as is traditionally given at court; attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favour; politeness of manner; civility towards someone”) + -ship (suffix forming nouns indicating a property or state of being).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, COURTSHIP · 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.
COURTSHIP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
COURTSHIP starts with C and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read CHIOPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start COURTS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found COURTSHIP?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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