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STIRRING

/ˈstɝɪŋ/8 letters

Definition of STIRRING

adjective

invigorating or inspiring

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, stir + -ing.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adjective1 syllablecompound-ing

Same root, STIR · 5 relatives in the game

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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.

STIRRING in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 128
Its one board, across 128 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
127
First board
1
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 127, 24 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First ever to find it

mcjones

on Day 127, 24 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

STIRRING
8
Letters
2
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

STIRRING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GIINRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and R appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start STIRRI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

STIRRINGSSTIRRINGLY

Could you have found STIRRING?

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 127 - and most players walked straight past it.

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