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CHOOSING
Definition of CHOOSING
verb
present participle and gerund of choose
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CHOOS · 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.
CHOOSING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHOOSING starts with C and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CGHINOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CHOOSI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found CHOOSING?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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