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STEALER
Definition of STEALER
noun
One who steals; a thief.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English stelere, equivalent to steal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Steler (“thief”), West Frisian steller, stelder (“stealer”), Dutch steler (“stealer, thief”), Danish stjæler (“stealer”).
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.
STEALER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 91, 19 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
STEALER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEELRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start STEALE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STEALER?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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