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EIGHTFOLD
Definition of EIGHTFOLD
adjective
Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English eahtafeald. Equivalent to eight + -fold.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EIGHTFOLD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 79, 7 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EIGHTFOLD starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEFGHILOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start EIGHTF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found EIGHTFOLD?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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