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ERHUS
Definition of ERHUS
noun
plural of erhu
noun
A type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China as part of the huqin family of string instruments.
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Word DNA
ERHUS inherits its ancestry from its root, ERHU.
Line of descent
- Mandarin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
41st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (41)
branch · 0.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ERHU · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Chinese.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ERHUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ERHUS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found ERHUS?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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