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WAPENTAKE
Definition of WAPENTAKE
noun
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English wapentake, wepentake, wapentache, wapentac, from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn (“weapon”) + taka (“take”), equivalent to weapon + take.
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.
WAPENTAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WAPENTAKE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEEKNPTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found WAPENTAKE?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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