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DATELINES
Definition of DATELINES
noun
plural of dateline
noun
A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.
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Word DNA
DATELINES inherits its ancestry from its root, DATELINE.
How it is built
Same root, DATELINE · 1 relative 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.
DATELINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 54 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DATELINES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEILNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
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 DATELI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found DATELINES?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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