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PEGGING
Definition of PEGGING
noun
The act of fastening with a peg.
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Word DNA
PEGGING inherits its ancestry from its root, PEG.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,585)
How it is built
Same root, PEG · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Irish, Latin, Norwegian, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEGGING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEGGING starts with P and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGGGINP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found PEGGING?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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