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ERASING
Definition of ERASING
verb
present participle and gerund of erase
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Word DNA
ERASING inherits its ancestry from its root, ERASE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ERASE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ERASING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
ERASING starts with E and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEGINRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
9 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found ERASING?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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