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LEATHERING
Definition of LEATHERING
verb
present participle and gerund of leather
noun
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.
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Word DNA
LEATHERING inherits its ancestry from its root, LEATHER.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,625)
How it is built
Same root, LEATHER · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Swedish.
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.
LEATHERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEATHERING starts with L and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEEGHILNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LEATHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found LEATHERING?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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