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ERSTWHILE
Definition of ERSTWHILE
adverb
Formerly; in the past.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From erst (“first, formerly”) + while.
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.
ERSTWHILE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 141 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
ERSTWHILE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHILRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found ERSTWHILE?
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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