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THEAVE
Definition of THEAVE
noun
A ewe lamb of a specific age; in some areas, applied to lambs in their the first or second year (before they have had lambs themselves), in others to lambs in their third year, before their second shearing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English theve (“young ewe”), from Old English *þeofu, from Proto-West Germanic *þebu.
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.
THEAVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 86, 14 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 91, 19 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 86, 14 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THEAVE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found THEAVE?
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 86 - and most players walked straight past it.
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