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ELECTION
Definition of ELECTION
noun
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“to pluck out, to choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion. Displaced native Old English cyre (“choice, free will, election”).
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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.
ELECTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELECTION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEEILNOT - 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.
Words that start ELECTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found ELECTION?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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