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THEORBO
Definition of THEORBO
noun
A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings.
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Where it comes from
From Italian tiorba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه (torba).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
32nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (178)
branch · 0.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THEORBO · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THEORBO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THEORBO starts with T and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read BEHOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start THEORB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found THEORBO?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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