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LINEMEN
Definition of LINEMEN
noun
plural of lineman
noun
A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman.
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Word DNA
LINEMEN inherits its ancestry from its root, LINE.
Line of descent
6 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,318)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LINE · 12 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.
LINEMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LINEMEN starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEILMNN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and E appear more than once.
Could you have found LINEMEN?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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