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JOINERIES
Definition of JOINERIES
noun
plural of joinery
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Word DNA
JOINERIES inherits its ancestry from its root, JOIN.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,293)
How it is built
Same root, JOIN · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
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.
JOINERIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 69, 28 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
JOINERIES starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEIIJNORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JOINER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found JOINERIES?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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