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OURSELF
Definition of OURSELF
pronoun
The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English oure-selfe; equivalent to our + -self.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,311)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OURSELF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OURSELF starts with O and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read EFLORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start OURSEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found OURSELF?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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