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WATERLINE
Definition of WATERLINE
noun
A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings
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Where it comes from
From water + line.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WATERLINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WATERLINE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILNRTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start WATERL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WATERLINE?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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