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SIEVE
Definition of SIEVE
noun
A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English sive, syfe, from Old English sife, from Proto-West Germanic *sibi (“sieve”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyp-, *seyb- (“to pour, sieve, strain, run, drip”). Akin to German Sieb, Dutch zeef, Proto-Slavic *sito (Russian си́то (síto), сев (sev), се́ять (séjatʹ)).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,595)
How it is built
Same root, SIEVE · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Proto-Slavic, Russian.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SIEVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 70 boards so far. 283 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SIEVE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEISV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SIEVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found SIEVE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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