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TEAM
Definition of TEAM
noun
A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English tem, teem, teme, from Old English tēam (“child-bearing, offspring, brood, set of draught animals”), from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz (“that which draws or pulls”), from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną, *tugōną, *teuhōną, *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull, draw”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with Scots team, teem (“a chain, harness”), Saterland Frisian Toom (“bridle; breeding”), West Frisian team (“bridle, team”), Dutch toom (“bridle, reins, flock of birds”), German Low German Toom (“bridle”), German Zaum (“bridle”), Danish tømme (“rein”), Swedish töm (“leash, rein”). More at teem, tie, tow.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TEAM in OUTLIER
It has fitted 38 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TEAM starts with T and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TEAM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found TEAM?
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