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ESTOVER
Definition of ESTOVER
noun
An allowance provided from an estate for a person's support; an allowance of wood for repairs, firewood and fencing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English estovers pl, from Old French estover (“obligation”).
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.
ESTOVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 86, 14 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 86, 14 August 2026.
Built from these letters
ESTOVER starts with E and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEORSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ESTOVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ESTOVER?
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 86 - and most players walked straight past it.
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