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THIMBLEWEED
Definition of THIMBLEWEED
noun
Any of various plants whose heads resemble thimbles, including Rudbeckia laciniata Anemone virginiana Anemone cylindrica
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Where it comes from
From thimble + weed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THIMBLEWEED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 169, 5 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 169, 5 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THIMBLEWEED starts with T and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEEEHILMTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start THIMBLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THIMBLEWEED?
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 169 - and most players walked straight past it.
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