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THIEVERY
Definition of THIEVERY
noun
The act of theft, the act of stealing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From thieve + -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieverij; Saterland Frisian Däiweräi), Dutch dieverij (“thievery”), German Low German Deveree (“thievery; theft”), German Dieberei (“thievery”), Danish tyveri (“thievery; theft; larceny”), Swedish tjuveri (“thievery”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THIEVE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THIEVERY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 103 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 7 days.
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
THIEVERY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEHIRTVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start THIEVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found THIEVERY?
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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