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THALWEGS
Definition of THALWEGS
noun
plural 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.
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Word DNA
THALWEGS inherits its ancestry from its root, THALWEG.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,714)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THALWEG · 3 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.
THALWEGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THALWEGS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGHLSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found THALWEGS?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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