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RIVERINE

/ˈɹɪvəɹaɪn/8 letters

Definition of RIVERINE

adjective

Of or pertaining to rivers, or located on or by a river; inhabiting a river or its surrounds.

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Where it comes from

From river + -ine.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adjective3 syllablescompound-ine

Same root, RIVER · 1 relative in the game

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Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

RIVERINE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 158
Its one board, across 158 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
138
First board
20
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.

First ever to find it

rawordhoundContributor

on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

RIVERINE
8
Letters
4
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

RIVERINE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIINRRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R, I and E appear more than once.

Could you have found RIVERINE?

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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.

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