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WITHIN
Definition of WITHIN
preposition
In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,197)
branch · 22.4% 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.
WITHIN in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 127, 24 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WITHIN starts with W and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read HIINTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
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 WITHIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WITHIN?
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 127 - and most players walked straight past it.
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