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THREADING
Definition of THREADING
verb
present participle and gerund of thread
noun
A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
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Word DNA
THREADING inherits its ancestry from its root, THREAD.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,608)
How it is built
Same root, THREAD · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THREADING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
THREADING starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ADEGHINRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THREAD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found THREADING?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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