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EQUINES
Definition of EQUINES
noun
plural of equine
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Another sense
EQUINES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of equine.
Word DNA
EQUINES inherits its ancestry from its root, EQUINE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EQUINE · 1 relative in the game
EQUINES in a sentence
“Looking at transitionals, such as equines, it is quite evident that they are related by descent.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EQUINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 109 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EQUINES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEINQSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found EQUINES?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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