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AMBUSCADING
Definition of AMBUSCADING
verb
present participle and gerund of ambuscade
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Word DNA
AMBUSCADING inherits its ancestry from its root, AMBUSCADE.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,847)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AMBUSCADE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMBUSCADING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMBUSCADING starts with A and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AABCDGIMNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AMBUSCA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found AMBUSCADING?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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