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OFFICIANT
Definition of OFFICIANT
noun
A person who officiates at a religious ceremony (in Christianity, at any ceremony other than the Eucharist).
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin officiāns, present participle of officiō, officiāre (“to perform a duty or service”) (not to be confused with Classical officiō, officere (“to obstruct, hinder”)), a denominal verb from officium (“duty, service”).
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.
OFFICIANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OFFICIANT starts with O and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACFFIINOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F and I appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OFFICI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OFFICIANT?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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