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SELVAGE
Definition of SELVAGE
noun
The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.
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Other senses
SELVAGE carries 4 further meanings.
noun
The edge of a fabric, especially one that is woven or knit so that it will not fray, ravel, or curl.
noun
An ornamental fringe at either end of an Oriental rug.
noun
The edge plate of a lock that has a slot for a bolt.
To hem.
Where it comes from
From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (695)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SELVAGE · 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.
SELVAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 86 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SELVAGE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of SELVAGE. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SELVAG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found SELVAGE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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