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SOVEREIGN
Definition of SOVEREIGN
adjective
Exercising power of rule.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain (whence also modern French souverain), from Vulgar Latin *superānus (compare Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super (“above”). Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign. Doublet of soprano, from the same Latin root via Italian. Doublet of souverain. See also suzerain, foreign.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SOVEREIGN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 39, 28 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SOVEREIGN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEGINORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SOVERE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found SOVEREIGN?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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