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SANCTIONEER
Definition of SANCTIONEER
noun
Synonym of sanctioner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From sanction + -eer.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SANCTION · 5 relatives 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.
SANCTIONEER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SANCTIONEER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACEEINNORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SANCTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SANCTIONEER?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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