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HAGIOSCOPE
Definition of HAGIOSCOPE
noun
A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hagio- (“saint”) + -scope (“viewing instrument”).
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.
HAGIOSCOPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HAGIOSCOPE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEGHIOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start HAGIOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found HAGIOSCOPE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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