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THON
Definition of THON
pronoun
they . Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
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Where it comes from
Proposed in 1858 by Charles Crozat Converse from that + one. Compare also dialectal English and Scots thon (“that; yon”, adjective; pronoun).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THON starts with T and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read HNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found THON?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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