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PURVEYANCE
Definition of PURVEYANCE
noun
The act of purveying.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English purveiaunce et al., from Anglo-Norman purveaunce.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Anglo-Norman
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
27th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (107)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PURVEYANCE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PURVEYANCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PURVEYANCE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEENPRUVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PURVEY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found PURVEYANCE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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