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TALKER
Definition of TALKER
noun
A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English talkere, equivalent to talk + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (5,012)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TALK · 12 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.
TALKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TALKER starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEKLRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found TALKER?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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