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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).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.1%
of traced words share this origin (1,257)
branch · 22.3% 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.
EIGHTFOLD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 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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