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ETHE

/ˈiːθiː/4 letters

Definition of ETHE

noun

plural of ethos

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From the Ancient Greek ἤθη (ḗthē), the contracted nominative plural form of ἦθος (êthos).

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.

ETHE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
97
First board
5
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.

First ever to find it

dawncp

on Day 97, 25 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

ETHE
4
Letters
2
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

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

Same letters, different word

2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.

Words that start ETHE

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

ETHERETHENEETHERSETHENESETHERICETHEPHONETHERCAPETHEREALETHERIALETHERIFYETHERIONETHERISE

Could you have found ETHE?

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 97 - and most players walked straight past it.

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