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STET
Definition of STET
noun
A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out or changed should remain as it was.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin stet (“let it stand”), an inflection of stō (“to stand”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STET · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
STET starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ESTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start STET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STET?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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