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FEATHERING
Definition of FEATHERING
verb
present participle and gerund of feather
noun
A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
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Word DNA
FEATHERING inherits its ancestry from its root, FEATHER.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,647)
How it is built
Same root, FEATHER · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Latin, Norwegian, Swedish, Yiddish.
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.
FEATHERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 71 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FEATHERING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEEFGHINRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FEATHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found FEATHERING?
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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