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SLINGER
Definition of SLINGER
noun
Someone who, or something that, slings or uses a sling.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English slynger; equivalent to sling + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,275)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SLING · 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.
SLINGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SLINGER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EGILNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found SLINGER?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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