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TONTINES
Definition of TONTINES
noun
plural of tontine
noun
A form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors.
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Word DNA
TONTINES inherits its ancestry from its root, TONTINE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,529)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TONTINE · 4 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.
TONTINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 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
TONTINES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EINNOSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and N appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TONTIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TONTINES?
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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