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THREADLIKE
Definition of THREADLIKE
adjective
Having the form of a thread.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From thread + -like.
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.
THREADLIKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 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 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THREADLIKE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHIKLRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start THREAD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found THREADLIKE?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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