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INFLICT
Definition of INFLICT
verb
To thrust upon; to impose.
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Where it comes from
From Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-).
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.
INFLICT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 56, 15 July 2026.
Built from these letters
INFLICT starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CFIILNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start INFLIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found INFLICT?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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