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PONTIFF
Definition of PONTIFF
noun
A member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French pontife m, from Latin pontifex m. Doublet of pontifex.
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.
PONTIFF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PONTIFF starts with P and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read FFINOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PONTIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PONTIFF?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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