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OLDEN
Definition of OLDEN
adjective
From or relating to a previous era.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English olden, probably originally an inflected plural form of old (compare Old English ealdum, dative plural of eald (“old”)), but later reanalysed as equivalent to old + -en (“made of”). Otherwise derived from Old Norse aldinn (“ancient, old”).
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.
OLDEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OLDEN starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DELNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start OLDEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found OLDEN?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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