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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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Other senses
GEOMANCY carries 4 further meanings.
noun
Divination by means of lines and figures or by geographic features.
noun
The pretended art of divining future events, or of ascertaining the luckiness or unluckiness of any event or locality, by means of signs connected with the earth, as from the figure indicated by points taken at random on the surface, or from the disposition of the particles of a handful of dust or earth thrown down at random, or, as in China, from the configuration and aspect of a particular region in its relation to some other. Also geomanty.
noun
A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the earth, and latterly on paper.
noun
A method of divination which interprets markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.
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).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GEOMANCY · 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.
GEOMANCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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?
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