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POLIORCETIC
Definition of POLIORCETIC
adjective
Relating to poliorcetics, the art of siege warfare.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek πολιορκητικός (poliorkētikós, “relating to poliorcetics, poliorcetic”), from Ancient Greek πολιορκέω (poliorkéō, “to besiege, blockade”).
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.
POLIORCETIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLIORCETIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCEIILOOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O, I and C appear more than once.
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