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SUBDEACON
Definition of SUBDEACON
noun
A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
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Where it comes from
Originated 1275–1325 from Middle English subdecon and -dekene, from Late Latin subdiāconus. Equivalent to sub- + deacon.
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.
SUBDEACON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 73, 1 August 2026.
Built from these letters
SUBDEACON starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABCDENOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 SUBDEA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUBDEACON?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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