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FILMING
Definition of FILMING
noun
The action of the verb to film.
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Word DNA
FILMING inherits its ancestry from its root, FILM.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,769)
How it is built
Same root, FILM · 15 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Middle Dutch, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish.
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.
FILMING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 61, 20 July 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
FILMING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read FGIILMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start FILMIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FILMING?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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