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INVETERACY
Definition of INVETERACY
noun
The state of being inveterate; long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted persistence.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From inveter(ate) + -acy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, INVETERACY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INVETERACY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INVETERACY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACEEINRTVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start INVETE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INVETERACY?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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