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NUNCIO
Definition of NUNCIO
noun
The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.
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Where it comes from
From Spanish nuncio, from Latin nūntius (“envoy”).
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.
NUNCIO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NUNCIO starts with N and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read CINNOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start NUNCIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NUNCIO?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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