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NAMESAKE
Definition of NAMESAKE
noun
An entity that lends its name to another entity.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Mid-17th century. Equivalent to name + sake. From the phrase “for (one's) name's sake”, first found in Bible translations as a rendering of a Calque of Hebrew לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ (l'má'an sh'mó) idiom meaning “to protect one's reputation” or possibly “vouched for by one's reputation”. A familiar example is in Psalm 23:3.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Its etymology also names Hebrew.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NAMESAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
NAMESAKE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEEKMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start NAMESA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
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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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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