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BLITHER
Definition of BLITHER
verb
To talk foolishly; to blather.
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Where it comes from
The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way; to babble (something); to talk rapidly without making much sense; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Middle English bloderen, blotheren (“to babble; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Old Norse blaðra (“to talk foolishly or inarticulately”), from blaðr (“nonsense”); further etymology uncertain. The noun is a variant of blether, blather (“foolish or nonsensical talk”), either from blether, blather (verb), or from Old Norse blaðr (“nonsense”): see above.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (209)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BLITHER · 3 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.
BLITHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 86 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BLITHER starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BEHILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BLITHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found BLITHER?
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