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NOVODAMUS
Definition of NOVODAMUS
noun
In Scottish feudal land law, a fresh grant of lands to the grantee, usually to make some change in the incidents of tenure of land already granted, or to resolve doubts about the grant or its terms.
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Where it comes from
From Latin.
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.
NOVODAMUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 49 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NOVODAMUS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADMNOOSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start NOVODA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found NOVODAMUS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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