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EASTERLINGS
Definition of EASTERLINGS
noun
plural of easterling
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EASTERLINGS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 141 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EASTERLINGS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGILNRSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and S appear 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 EASTERL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found EASTERLINGS?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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