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ESCAPING
Definition of ESCAPING
noun
The act of one who escapes; an escape.
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Word DNA
ESCAPING inherits its ancestry from its root, ESCAPE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ESCAPE · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ESCAPING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ESCAPING starts with E and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ACEGINPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ESCAPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found ESCAPING?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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