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NEWER
Definition of NEWER
adjective
comparative form of new: more new, more recent.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English newer, newere, from Old English nīwra, from Proto-Germanic *niwizô (“newer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), equivalent to new + -er. Cognate with West Frisian nijere (“newer”), Dutch nieuwere (“newer”), German neuer (“newer”), Danish nyere (“newer”), Swedish nyare (“newer”), Icelandic nýrri (“newer”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NEWER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NEWER starts with N and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EENRW - 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.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found NEWER?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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