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POLITESSE
Definition of POLITESSE
noun
Civility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry; genteel politeness or an instance of this.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French politesse, from Italian politezza, from polito, past participle of pulire (“to clean”), from Latin polire, present active infinite form of poliō (“to polish”).
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.
POLITESSE 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
POLITESSE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEILOPSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start POLITE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found POLITESSE?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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