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DUUMVIRATE
Definition of DUUMVIRATE
noun
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin duumvirātus, from duumvir + -ātus. Equivalent to duumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DUUMVIRATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUUMVIRATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEIMRTUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DUUMVI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DUUMVIRATE?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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