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OBSOLETING
Definition of OBSOLETING
verb
present participle and gerund of obsolete
adjective
No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.
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Word DNA
OBSOLETING inherits its ancestry from its root, OBSOLETE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBSOLETE · 4 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.
OBSOLETING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 116, 13 September 2026.
Built from these letters
OBSOLETING starts with O and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BEGILNOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OBSOLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBSOLETING?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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