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TELEMARKING
Definition of TELEMARKING
verb
present participle and gerund of telemark
noun
Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.
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Word DNA
TELEMARKING inherits its ancestry from its root, TELEMARK.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (207)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TELEMARK · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TELEMARKING in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 10, 30 May 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 131 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 98, 26 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TELEMARKING starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEEGIKLMNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start TELEMAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found TELEMARKING?
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