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PLEDGE
Definition of PLEDGE
verb
To make a solemn promise (to do something).
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Where it comes from
From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, from plebiō (“to pledge”), from Frankish *plehan (“to pledge; to support; to guarantee”). Akin to Old High German pflegan (“to take care of, be accustomed to”), Old Saxon plegan (“to vouch for”), Old English plēon (“to risk, endanger”). More at plight.
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.
PLEDGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PLEDGE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEGLP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PLEDGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found PLEDGE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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