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THIS
Definition of THIS
determiner
The (thing) here .
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English this, from Old English þis (neuter demonstrative), from the North Sea Germanic base *þa- (“that”), from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód, extended form of demonstrative base *to-; + North-West Germanic definitive suffix *-s, from Proto-Indo-European *só (“this, that”). Cognate with Scots this (“this”), Saterland Frisian dusse (“this”), West Frisian dizze (“this”), German dies, dieses (“this”), Old Gutnish þissi (“this”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,700)
How it is built
Its etymology also names Scots.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THIS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 127, 24 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THIS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HIST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start THIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THIS?
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 127 - and most players walked straight past it.
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