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THEATRE
Definition of THEATRE
noun
Alternative spelling of theater.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”).
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.
THEATRE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
THEATRE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once.
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 THEATR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THEATRE?
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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