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SPACKLING
Definition of SPACKLING
verb
present participle and gerund of spackle
noun
Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
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Another sense
SPACKLING carries a second meaning.
verb
Present participle of spackle.
Word DNA
SPACKLING inherits its ancestry from its root, SPACKLE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SPACKLE · 2 relatives in the game
SPACKLING in a sentence
“What's more, some of the spackling is likely to fall out over time because of the expansion and contraction of the wood.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SPACKLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SPACKLING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ACGIKLNPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SPACKL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
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