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AWAITING
Definition of AWAITING
verb
present participle and gerund of await
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Word DNA
AWAITING inherits its ancestry from its root, AWAIT.
Line of descent
- French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,282)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AWAIT · 5 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.
AWAITING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AWAITING starts with A and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AAGIINTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found AWAITING?
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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