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NECKLINE
Definition of NECKLINE
noun
The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front.
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Where it comes from
From neck + line.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NECKLINE · 1 relative 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.
NECKLINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 169, 5 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 169, 5 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NECKLINE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEIKLNN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and E appear more than once.
Could you have found NECKLINE?
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 169 - and most players walked straight past it.
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