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PATTERING
Definition of PATTERING
verb
present participle and gerund of patter
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Word DNA
PATTERING inherits its ancestry from its root, PATTER.
How it is built
Same root, PATTER · 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.
PATTERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PATTERING starts with P and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEGINPRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PATTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PATTERING?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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