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SPAEWIFE
Definition of SPAEWIFE
noun
female fortuneteller
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scots spaewife.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Scots
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
24th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (332)
branch · 22.6% 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.
SPAEWIFE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPAEWIFE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEFIPSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SPAEWI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found SPAEWIFE?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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