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TUNNEL
Definition of TUNNEL
noun
An underground or underwater passage.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English tonnel, from Old French tonel(e), diminutive of tone (“cask”), a word of uncertain origin and affiliation, although some linguists assume that it came from Late Latin tunna. Related to Old English tunne (“tun; cask; barrel”). More at tun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,072)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TUNNEL · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TUNNEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TUNNEL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ELNNTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start TUNNEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TUNNEL?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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