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GEOMANCY
Definition of GEOMANCY
noun
A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English geomancie, from Medieval Latin geomantia from late Ancient Greek γεωμαντεία (geōmanteía). Equivalent to geo- + -mancy.
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.
GEOMANCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GEOMANCY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACEGMNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GEOMAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found GEOMANCY?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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