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THEFT
Definition of THEFT
noun
The act of stealing property.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubīþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubīþō (“theft”), from *þiubijaną (“to thieve, steal”), equivalent to thieve + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with West Frisian tsjeafte (“theft”), dialectal Dutch diefte (“theft”), obsolete German Diebde (“theft”), Icelandic þýfð (“theft”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THEFT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 117, 14 September 2026.
Built from these letters
THEFT starts with T and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EFHTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start THEFT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THEFT?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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