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SWITHERING
Definition of SWITHERING
verb
present participle and gerund of swither
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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.
SWITHERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SWITHERING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGHIINRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SWITHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found SWITHERING?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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