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NORTHEAST
Definition of NORTHEAST
noun
The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English northest, from Old English norþēast, equivalent to north + east.
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.
NORTHEAST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
NORTHEAST starts with N and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEHNORSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start NORTHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NORTHEAST?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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