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SAZHEN
Definition of SAZHEN
noun
A unit of length formerly used in Russia, equal to seven feet (just over two meters).
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian саже́нь / са́жень (sažénʹ).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Russian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
20th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (395)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SAZHEN · 1 relative 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.
SAZHEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 176, 12 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 176, 12 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SAZHEN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEHNSZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SAZHEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SAZHEN?
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 176 - and most players walked straight past it.
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