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NEWEST
Definition of NEWEST
adjective
Superlative form of new: most new.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English newest, from Old English nīwost, from Proto-Germanic *niwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwisth₂os, superlative of *néwos/*néwyos (whence new). Cognate with Scots newest, Dutch nieuwst, German neueste, neuste, Icelandic nýjastur, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (niujists), Ashkun nustári (“before”), Kamkata-viri nüštë́ř (“before”), Waigali nüst (“before”), Vedic Sanskrit नविष्ठ (náviṣṭha).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NEWEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 49, 8 July 2026.
Built from these letters
NEWEST starts with N and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EENSTW - 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 49
Could you have found NEWEST?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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