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PLAINTIFF
Definition of PLAINTIFF
noun
A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining”; as a noun, “one who complains, a plaintiff”) from the verb plaindre. Doublet of plaintive.
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.
PLAINTIFF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 117, 14 September 2026.
Built from these letters
PLAINTIFF starts with P and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read AFFIILNPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PLAINT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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