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WINDAGE
Definition of WINDAGE
noun
Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
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Where it comes from
From wind + -age.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WIND · 12 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.
WINDAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WINDAGE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEGINW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found WINDAGE?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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