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RECONQUEST
Definition of RECONQUEST
noun
The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From re- + conquest (noun), probably after either the verb and reconquer, or Middle French reconquest, reconqueste (modern French reconquête).
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.
RECONQUEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 63, 22 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 63, 22 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RECONQUEST starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEENOQRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start RECONQ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RECONQUEST?
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 63 - and most players walked straight past it.
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