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EIGHTEEN
Definition of EIGHTEEN
numeral
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English eightetene, eiȝtene, ehtetene, from Old English eahtatīene, eahtatēne, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Cognate with West Frisian achttjin, Dutch achttien, German achtzehn, Danish atten. Equivalent to eight + -teen.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EIGHTEEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EIGHTEEN starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEEGHINT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start EIGHTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EIGHTEEN?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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