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THOUGHT
Definition of THOUGHT
noun
A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English thought, ithoȝt, from Old English þōht, ġeþōht, from Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz, *gaþanhtą (“thought”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think”). Cognate with Scots thocht (“thought”), Saterland Frisian Toacht (“thought”), West Frisian dacht (“attention, regard, thought”), Dutch gedachte (“thought”), German Andacht (“reverence, devotion, prayer”), Icelandic þóttur (“thought”). Related to thank, think.
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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 (11,554)
How it is built
Same root, THOUGHT · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Icelandic, 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.
THOUGHT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
THOUGHT starts with T and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read GHHOTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and H appear more than once.
Words that start THOUGH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THOUGHT?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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