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IDIOTCY
Definition of IDIOTCY
noun
Synonym of idiocy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From idiot + -cy.
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.
IDIOTCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 39 days.
First found by a player on Day 54, 13 July 2026.
Built from these letters
IDIOTCY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CDIIOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start IDIOTC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found IDIOTCY?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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