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INSTALLMENT
Definition of INSTALLMENT
noun
One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.
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Where it comes from
A 1732 alteration of estallment, from Anglo-Norman estaler (“fix payments”), from Old French estal (“fixed position”), from Old High German stal (“stall", "standing place”) The sense of "part of a whole produced in advance of the rest" is from 1823.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- Old French
- Anglo-Norman
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,780)
branch · 22.6% 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.
INSTALLMENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 166, 2 November 2026.
Built from these letters
INSTALLMENT starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEILLMNNSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N, T and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start INSTALL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INSTALLMENT?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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