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PLEASANTRY
Definition of PLEASANTRY
noun
A casual, courteous remark.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From pleasant + -ry, probably modelled on Middle French plaisanterie.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (340)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PLEASANTRY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PLEASANTRY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAELNPRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PLEASA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found PLEASANTRY?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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