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LINEAGE
Definition of LINEAGE
noun
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LINEAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LINEAGE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGILN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found LINEAGE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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