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SAWTOOTH

/ˈsɔːtuːθ/8 letters

Definition of SAWTOOTH

noun

A tooth of a saw: any of its series of projections, each with a cutting edge.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From saw + tooth.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

noun2 syllablescompound

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SAWTOOTH in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 2 boards so far.

Day 1Day 162
Its 2 boards, across 162 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
2
Boards found on
148
First board
152
Latest board
4
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.

First ever to find it

lucky1342

on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

SAWTOOTH
8
Letters
3
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

SAWTOOTH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AHOOSTTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and O appear more than once, including a double letter.

Could you have found SAWTOOTH?

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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.

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