The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
THEREMINS
Definition of THEREMINS
noun
plural of theremin
noun
An electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennas mounted on the instrument.
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Another sense
THEREMINS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of theremin.
Word DNA
THEREMINS inherits its ancestry from its root, THEREMIN.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,144)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THEREMIN · 1 relative in the game
THEREMINS in a sentence
“Ne'er-do-wells dodging capture amid clouds of pollen and airborne theremins.”
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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.
THEREMINS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THEREMINS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHIMNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found THEREMINS?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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