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SWAPPING
Definition of SWAPPING
noun
The act by which something is swapped; an exchange.
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Word DNA
SWAPPING inherits its ancestry from its root, SWAP.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,042)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SWAP · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, 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.
SWAPPING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 152, 19 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SWAPPING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AGINPPSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SWAPPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SWAPPING?
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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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