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THOLEPIN
Definition of THOLEPIN
noun
A thole.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From thole + pin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THOLEPIN · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THOLEPIN in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THOLEPIN starts with T and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EHILNOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found THOLEPIN?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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