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THICKENER
Definition of THICKENER
noun
That which thickens.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From thicken + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THICKEN · 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.
THICKENER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THICKENER starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEEHIKNRT - 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.
Words that start THICKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found THICKENER?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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