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THOUS
Definition of THOUS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of thou
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THOU · 3 relatives 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.
THOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 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
THOUS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start THOUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found THOUS?
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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