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SPLINE
Definition of SPLINE
noun
A long, thin piece of metal or wood.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Mid-1700s East Anglian dialect. Origin uncertain but perhaps from Old Danish splind or North Frisian splinj and ultimately related to the root of splinter.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Danish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
37th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (52)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SPLINE · 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.
SPLINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 61 boards so far. 108 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPLINE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EILNPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found SPLINE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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