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ATTRITTING
Definition of ATTRITTING
verb
present participle and gerund of attrit
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Word DNA
ATTRITTING inherits its ancestry from its root, ATTRIT.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ATTRIT · 8 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.
ATTRITTING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ATTRITTING starts with A and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AGIINRTTTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and I appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ATTRIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ATTRITTING?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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