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PURLIN
Definition of PURLIN
noun
A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
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Where it comes from
Uncertain. Information on the etymology is scant at best. According to Websters it comes from 15th-century English. According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary, it is "Middle English, perhaps of French origin". Other sources reference Middle English or 15th-century English. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,125)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PURLIN · 3 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.
PURLIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PURLIN starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ILNPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PURLIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found PURLIN?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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