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LING
Definition of LING
noun
Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English lenge, of Germanic origin. Cognate with Old Norse langa. Probably related to long.
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.
LING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LING starts with L and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GILN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LING
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found LING?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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