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NINTH
Definition of NINTH
adjective
The ordinal form of the number nine.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English nynthe, nynte, from Old English niġoþa, from Proto-Germanic *newundô; the -n- was reinserted by analogy with nine. Equivalent to nine + -th (ordinal suffix).
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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.
NINTH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NINTH starts with N and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HINNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start NINTH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NINTH?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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