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INEQUALITY
Definition of INEQUALITY
noun
Absence of equality.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English inequalite, from Old French inequalité, from Medieval Latin inaequālitās, from Latin inaequālis (“unequal”), from in- (“not”) + aequālis (“equal”). Morphologically inequal + -ity and in- + equality.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INEQUALITY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 87 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INEQUALITY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEIILNQTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start INEQUA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found INEQUALITY?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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