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SOMEWHILE
Definition of SOMEWHILE
adverb
Sometimes; from time to time; at times
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English summehwile, summewile, sumwile, equivalent to some + while. Compare Dutch somwijlen (“sometimes”).
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.
SOMEWHILE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 69, 28 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 69, 28 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SOMEWHILE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHILMOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SOMEWH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SOMEWHILE?
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 69 - and most players walked straight past it.
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