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PEWTER
Definition of PEWTER
noun
An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English peutre, from Old French peautre, from Vulgar Latin *peltrum (“pewter”), which is of uncertain origin. Possibly related to spelter.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PEWTER · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEWTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 54 boards so far. 304 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PEWTER starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEPRTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PEWTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found PEWTER?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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