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WHINNIEST
Definition of WHINNIEST
Wiktionary has no entry for WHINNIEST itself. This is its base word, WHINNY.
noun
A gentle neigh.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for WHINNY.
From Middle English whynyen, whinien, akin to Middle English whinen (“to whine”).
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
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,258)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHINNIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHINNIEST starts with W and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EHIINNSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and N appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start WHINNI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WHINNIEST?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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