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MISERICORD
Definition of MISERICORD
noun
Relaxation of monastic rules.
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Where it comes from
From 1200–1250, from Middle English misericorde (“an act of clemency”) from Old French, from Latin misericordia (“pity”). Doublet of misericordia.
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.
MISERICORD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MISERICORD starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEIIMORRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and R appear more than once.
Words that start MISERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MISERICORD?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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