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MIDWIFES
Definition of MIDWIFES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of midwife
noun
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
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Word DNA
MIDWIFES inherits its ancestry from its root, MIDWIFE.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,235)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MIDWIFE · 3 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.
MIDWIFES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MIDWIFES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEFIIMSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MIDWIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found MIDWIFES?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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