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ORDNANCE
Definition of ORDNANCE
noun
Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
A reduced form of ordinance, which is attested from the late 14th century in the sense of “military equipment or provisions”. The sense of “artillery” arises in the early 15th century, the sense “military logistics” in the late 15th century. The shortened form ordnance arises by the 17th century, now often distinguished in writing from the other meanings of ordinance. Also doublet of ordonnance.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ORDNANCE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ORDNANCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ORDNANCE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDENNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Could you have found ORDNANCE?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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