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STEER
Definition of STEER
verb
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
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Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English steeren, steren, stiren, sturen, steoren, from Old English stēoran, stīeran, stȳran (“to steer; guide a vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan (“to steer”), from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (“to steer”). The noun is from Middle English steere, stere (“rudder”), steor, from Old English stēor, stȳr (“steering; guidance; direction”). Compare Dutch stuur, German Steuer, Icelandic stýri.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STEER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
STEER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EERST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
8 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start STEER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found STEER?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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