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EIGHTSOME
Definition of EIGHTSOME
noun
A group of eight persons or things.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From eight + -some.
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.
EIGHTSOME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 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
EIGHTSOME starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGHIMOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start EIGHTS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found EIGHTSOME?
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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