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PATHWAYS
Definition of PATHWAYS
noun
plural of pathway
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Word DNA
PATHWAYS inherits its ancestry from its root, PATHWAY.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,883)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PATHWAY · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Afrikaans, German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PATHWAYS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PATHWAYS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAHPSTWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found PATHWAYS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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