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THALWEG
Definition of THALWEG
noun
The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from 19th century German Thalweg, from Thal (“valley”) + Weg (“way, course”).
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.
THALWEG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THALWEG starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEGHLTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found THALWEG?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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