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THEMSELF
Definition of THEMSELF
pronoun
The reflexive form of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition .
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Where it comes from
From Middle English theimself. Equivalent to them + -self. Reinforced by analogy with the singular-plural distinction between yourself and yourselves.
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.
THEMSELF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THEMSELF starts with T and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read EEFHLMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start THEMSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found THEMSELF?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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