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RIGGING
Definition of RIGGING
noun
Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English riggyng, ryggyng, riggynge, equivalent to rig + -ing.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,080)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RIG · 2 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.
RIGGING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 12 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 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 134, 1 October 2026.
Built from these letters
RIGGING starts with R and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GGGIINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and G appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found RIGGING?
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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