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OLIGARCH
Definition of OLIGARCH
noun
A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
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Where it comes from
From French oligarque, olygarche, from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs). By surface analysis, olig- (“few”) + -arch (“ruler, leader”).
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.
OLIGARCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 105 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
OLIGARCH starts with O and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ACGHILOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OLIGAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found OLIGARCH?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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