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STIRS
Definition of STIRS
noun
plural of stir
verb
To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
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Word DNA
STIRS inherits its ancestry from its root, STIR.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,952)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STIR · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STIRS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STIRS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read IRSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Could you have found STIRS?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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