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IGNOMY
Definition of IGNOMY
noun
Obsolete spelling of ignominy.
IGNOMINY
noun
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
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Other senses
IGNOMY carries 2 further meanings.
noun
An obsolete contracted form of ignominy.
noun
Ignominy.
Where it comes from
Syncopic form of ignominy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, IGNOMY · 1 relative in the game
IGNOMY in a sentence
“It was at a $400-a-head private luncheon co-hosted by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, said p2pnet, noting Dubya was said to been paid $150,000 for his words of wisdom, his first since retiring in ignomy.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IGNOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 90 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IGNOMY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read GIMNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of IGNOMY. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found IGNOMY?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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