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ZIPLINE
Definition of ZIPLINE
noun
A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.
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Where it comes from
From zip + line.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ZIPLINE · 2 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.
ZIPLINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ZIPLINE starts with Z and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIILNPZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZIPLIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found ZIPLINE?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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