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COLLARING
Definition of COLLARING
verb
present participle and gerund of collar
noun
Clothes that encircle the neck. The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric. A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline. A chain worn around the neck. A similar detachable item. A coloured ring round the neck of a bird or mammal. A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identify it.
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Word DNA
COLLARING inherits its ancestry from its root, COLLAR.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,639)
branch · 32.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COLLAR · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English, Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COLLARING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COLLARING starts with C and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ACGILLNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start COLLAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COLLARING?
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