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EAVES
Definition of EAVES
noun
The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English eves (“projecting lower edge of a roof”) [and other forms], from Old English efes, yfes, *ofes (“edge of a roof”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubisu (“hall”), from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō (compare Gothic 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰 (ubizwa), Old High German obasa (“hall; porch; roof”)), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”) (whence over).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,343)
How it is built
Same root, EAVE · 3 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EAVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EAVES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEESV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EAVES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found EAVES?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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