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SITTING

/ˈsɪtɪŋ/7 letters

Definition of SITTING

noun

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Middle English sittyng, sittynge, equivalent to sit + -ing. Cognate with Dutch zitting (“a sitting, session”), German Sitzung (“a sitting, session”), Swedish sittning (“a sitting, session”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SITTING in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Its one board, across 123 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
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Boards found on
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First board
3
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.

First found by a player on Day 120, 17 September 2026.

Built from these letters

SITTING
7
Letters
2
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

SITTING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GIINSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start SITTIN

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

SITTINESITTINGS

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