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PRECINCT
Definition of PRECINCT
noun
An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English precinct, precincte, early 15th century, in sense of “district for government purposes”, from Medieval Latin precinctum, alternative form of praecinctum (“enclosure, boundary line”), neuter singular of praecinctus, perfect passive participle of Latin praecingō (“surround, gird”), from prae (“before”) + cingō (“surround, encircle”), from which also cinch. Cognate to Italian precingere (“to encircle”).
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.
PRECINCT 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 3 days.
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
PRECINCT starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CCEINPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Could you have found PRECINCT?
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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