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HELLOING
Definition of HELLOING
verb
present participle and gerund of hello
interjection
A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
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Word DNA
HELLOING inherits its ancestry from its root, HELLO.
How it is built
Same root, HELLO · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Old English, 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.
HELLOING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HELLOING starts with H and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGHILLNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found HELLOING?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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