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STATUTE
Definition of STATUTE
noun
A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Late Latin statutum (“a statute”), neuter singular of Latin statutus, past participle of statuō (“to set up, establish”).
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.
STATUTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
STATUTE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AESTTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T 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 STATUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STATUTE?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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