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WEEPING
Definition of WEEPING
verb
present participle and gerund of weep
verb
To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English wepynge.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,109)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WEEP · 13 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.
WEEPING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WEEPING starts with W and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EEGINPW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start WEEPIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found WEEPING?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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