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JUMBLING
Definition of JUMBLING
verb
present participle and gerund of jumble
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Another sense
JUMBLING carries a second meaning.
verb
Present participle of jumble.
Word DNA
JUMBLING inherits its ancestry from its root, JUMBLE.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,275)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, JUMBLE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JUMBLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 110 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JUMBLING starts with J and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BGIJLMNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JUMBLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found JUMBLING?
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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