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INTERDICTS
Definition of INTERDICTS
noun
plural of interdict
noun
A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
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Word DNA
INTERDICTS inherits its ancestry from its root, INTERDICT.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,647)
How it is built
Same root, INTERDICT · 2 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INTERDICTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INTERDICTS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEIINRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start INTERD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INTERDICTS?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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