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SPENCER
Definition of SPENCER
noun
A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the family name Spencer. The jacket is probably named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834).
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.
SPENCER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 77, 5 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPENCER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEENPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SPENCE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found SPENCER?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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