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SYNODAL
Definition of SYNODAL
noun
A monetary tribute formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English synodal, synodall, from Latin synodālis. By surface analysis, synod + -al.
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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.
SYNODAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SYNODAL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ADLNOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SYNODA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found SYNODAL?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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