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CAUSEWAY
Definition of CAUSEWAY
noun
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English cawcewey, with the first element from Middle English cauce, from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French caucee or Old French caucie, cauchie (“route, highway”), from Vulgar Latin *calciāta (compare modern French chaussée from Old French chaucie, itself from the same source), either from Latin calx, calcis (“limestone”), or alternatively from Latin calciō (“to stamp with the heels, tread”), from calx (“heel”). The second element corresponds to English way.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CAUSEWAY · 2 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.
CAUSEWAY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CAUSEWAY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AACESUWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CAUSEW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found CAUSEWAY?
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