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WINGE
Definition of WINGE
verb
Alternative form of whinge.
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Other senses
WINGE carries 2 further meanings.
verb
To cringe
verb
To complain whiningly.
Word DNA
WINGE inherits its ancestry from its root, WHINGE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,506)
How it is built
Same root, WHINGE · 8 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
WINGE in a sentence
“When AW winges that winging becomes the focus of the media and comments sections, rather than the comment of the winge.”
Cesc Fábregas risking his and Arsenal's reputation with petty battles | Dominic Fifield, 2011
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WINGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WINGE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EGINW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start WINGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found WINGE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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