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THEWS
Definition of THEWS
noun
plural of thew
noun
An attractive physical attribute; also, physical, mental, or moral strength or vigour. An aspect of the body which indicates physical strength; hence, muscle and/or sinew; muscular development.
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Other senses
THEWS carries 3 further meanings.
noun
Attractive physical attributes or features; good bodily proportions; muscles; vigour.
noun
Plural form of thew.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thew.
Word DNA
THEWS inherits its ancestry from its root, THEW.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,647)
How it is built
Same root, THEW · 3 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
THEWS in a sentence
“Twisted thews of pard or panther, knot them round their hearts of flame,”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THEWS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 60 boards so far. 130 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THEWS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of THEWS. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
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 24
Could you have found THEWS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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