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SIEGE
Definition of SIEGE
noun
Military action. A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English sege, from Old French sege, siege, seige (modern French siège), from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from Latin sēdicŭlum, sēdēcula (“small seat”), from Latin sēdēs (“seat”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SIEGE · 5 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.
SIEGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 74 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SIEGE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGIS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SIEGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found SIEGE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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