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QUEUEING
Definition of QUEUEING
verb
present participle and gerund of queue
noun
A line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on), and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).
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Word DNA
QUEUEING inherits its ancestry from its root, QUEUE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, QUEUE · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
QUEUEING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
QUEUEING starts with Q and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EEGINQUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and E appear more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found QUEUEING?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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