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PRIESTHOOD
Definition of PRIESTHOOD
noun
The role or office of a priest.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English presthed, presthede, presthod, presthode, from Old English prēosthād (“priesthood”), equivalent to priest + -hood. Compare Dutch priesterheid (“priesthood”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,217)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PRIESTHOOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRIESTHOOD starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEHIOOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PRIEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found PRIESTHOOD?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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