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TINSEL
Definition of TINSEL
noun
A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes. A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English tinsel (“cloth containing gold or silver thread”) [and other forms], probably from Anglo-Norman tincel, tincelle, tencele, and then: The English word is a doublet of scintilla, scintillate, and stencil. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun; while the verb is derived from the noun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Anglo-Norman
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
27th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (103)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TINSEL · 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.
TINSEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 70 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TINSEL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EILNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TINSEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found TINSEL?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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