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SPURS
Definition of SPURS
noun
plural of spur
noun
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
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Word DNA
SPURS inherits its ancestry from its root, SPUR.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,843)
How it is built
Same root, SPUR · 3 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SPURS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SPURS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read PRSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Could you have found SPURS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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