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NEATHERDS
Definition of NEATHERDS
noun
plural of neatherd
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Word DNA
NEATHERDS inherits its ancestry from its root, NEATHERD.
How it is built
Same root, NEATHERD · 1 relative 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.
NEATHERDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 74, 2 August 2026.
Built from these letters
NEATHERDS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found NEATHERDS?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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