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FIFTEENTH
Definition of FIFTEENTH
adjective
The ordinal form of the number fifteen.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent to fifteen + -th.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,168)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FIFTEENTH · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIFTEENTH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 60 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIFTEENTH starts with F and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read EEFFHINTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F, T and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FIFTEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIFTEENTH?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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