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WEEKEND
Definition of WEEKEND
noun
The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From week + end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century. Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Low German Wekenenn (“weekend”), German Wochenende (“weekend”).
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.
WEEKEND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WEEKEND starts with W and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEEKNW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start WEEKEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WEEKEND?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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