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THIRLING

8 letters

Definition of THIRLING

noun

The act of boring or perforating

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Where it comes from

From Middle English thurlunge, from Old English þȳrlung (“piercing”), verbal noun of þȳrlian (“to pierce”). Equivalent to thirl + -ing.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

THIRLING in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 4 boards so far.

Day 1Day 109
Its 4 boards, across 109 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
4
Boards found on
102
First board
108
Latest board
4
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 102, 30 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First found by a player on Day 102, 30 August 2026.

Built from these letters

THIRLING
8
Letters
2
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

THIRLING starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHIILNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.

Could you have found THIRLING?

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 102 - and most players walked straight past it.

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