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SIDELINE
Definition of SIDELINE
noun
A line at the side of something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From side + line.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SIDELINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SIDELINE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEIILNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start SIDELI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found SIDELINE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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