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ICONIC
Definition of ICONIC
adjective
Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin īconicus, from Ancient Greek εἰκονικός (eikonikós). By surface analysis, icon + -ic.
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.
ICONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 118, 15 September 2026.
Built from these letters
ICONIC starts with I and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCIINO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and C appear more than once.
Words that start ICONIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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