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THIEF
Definition of THIEF
noun
One who carries out a theft.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English thef, theef, þef, from Old English þēof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tjoof (“thief”), West Frisian tsjeaf (“thief”), Dutch dief (“thief”), Low German Deef, Deev (“thief”), German Dieb (“thief”), Danish tyv (“thief”), Swedish tjuv (“thief”), Icelandic þjófur (“thief”).
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.
THIEF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THIEF starts with T and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read EFHIT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found THIEF?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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