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SURCEASE
Definition of SURCEASE
noun
Cessation; stop, stopping; end. Respite, intermission.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French sursis, past participle of surseoir, from Latin supersedēre. Spelling later influenced by association with unrelated cease, which likely also influenced the meaning. Related to supersede.
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.
SURCEASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SURCEASE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEERSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and E appear more than once.
Words that start SURCEA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SURCEASE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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