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WEDGE
Definition of WEDGE
noun
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English wegge (“wedge”), from Old English weċġ (“wedge”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,718)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WEDGE · 10 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.
WEDGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WEDGE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEGW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start WEDGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WEDGE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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