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SACRILEGE
Definition of SACRILEGE
noun
Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Circa 1300, original sense “stealing something sacred”. From Middle English sacrilege, from Old French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”). Sense of “profanation” from late 14th century.
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.
SACRILEGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 66 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SACRILEGE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEGILRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SACRIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found SACRILEGE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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