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STAMMERING
Definition of STAMMERING
noun
The act of one who stammers.
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Word DNA
STAMMERING inherits its ancestry from its root, STAMMER.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (4,066)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STAMMER · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STAMMERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STAMMERING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEGIMMNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start STAMME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STAMMERING?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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