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ROUTINES
Definition of ROUTINES
noun
plural of routine
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Word DNA
ROUTINES inherits its ancestry from its root, ROUTINE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,301)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ROUTINE · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Czech, Latin, Russian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ROUTINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ROUTINES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EINORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ROUTIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found ROUTINES?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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