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TETHER
Definition of TETHER
noun
A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr (> Danish tøjr, Swedish tjuder); both from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“rope; cord; shaft”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dewtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to tie”), or from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle”), Swedish tjuder (“tether for binding cattle”).
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.
TETHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TETHER starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEHRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once.
Words that start TETHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TETHER?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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