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NOVICE
Definition of NOVICE
noun
A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English novice, novys, from Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, itself borrowed from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, masculine novicius, feminine novicia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”).
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.
NOVICE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NOVICE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEINOV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start NOVICE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found NOVICE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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