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TEASER
Definition of TEASER
noun
One who teases or pokes fun.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From tease + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TEASE · 6 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.
TEASER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TEASER starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEERST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
8 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TEASER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found TEASER?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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