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VEILING
Definition of VEILING
verb
present participle and gerund of veil
noun
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
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Word DNA
VEILING inherits its ancestry from its root, VEIL.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VEIL · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VEILING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 56, 15 July 2026.
Built from these letters
VEILING starts with V and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGIILNV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found VEILING?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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