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ITSELF
Definition of ITSELF
pronoun
it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English hit-self, equivalent to it + -self.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,235)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ITSELF in OUTLIER
It has fitted 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 149, 16 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ITSELF starts with I and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read EFILST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found ITSELF?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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