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EITHER

/ˈaɪ.ðə/6 letters

Definition of EITHER

determiner

Any one (of two).

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Where it comes from

From Middle English either, from Old English ǣġhwæþer, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw + *gahwaþar. Akin to Old Saxon eogihwethar, iahwethar (Low German jeed); Old Dutch *iogewether, *iowether, *iother (Dutch ieder); Old High German eogihwedar, iegihweder, ieweder (German jeder). The pronunciations with /iː/ and /eɪ/ respectively reflect Middle English forms in /ɛː/ and /æi/; the origin of that with /aɪ/ is less clear, but it may reflect a Middle English form with /iː/; see Middle English either for more discussion.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

EITHER in OUTLIER

It has fitted 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 118
Its one board, across 118 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
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Boards it fitted
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.

Built from these letters

EITHER
6
Letters
3
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

EITHER starts with E and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEHIRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.

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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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.

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