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THAN
Definition of THAN
conjunction
Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English than, thanne (“than; then”), from Old English þanne, a variant of þonne (“then; when; than”), from Proto-West Germanic *þannē, an alteration of *þan (“then; than”), from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then; than”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“that”, demonstrative pronoun). Cognate with Dutch dan (“then; than”), German denn (“for; so”), German dann (“then”). Doublet of then.
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.
THAN in OUTLIER
It has fitted 3 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
THAN starts with T and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AHNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start THAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found THAN?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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