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THROE
Definition of THROE
noun
A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die. The pain of labour or childbirth; the suffering of death.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is probably derived partly: The current spelling of the word is a 16th-century variant of Middle English throu, throwe, perhaps to avoid confusion with throw (“act of turning or twisting; fit of bad temper or peevishness; look of anger, bad temper, irritation, etc., a grimace”). The verb is derived:
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,849)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THROE · 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.
THROE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THROE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start THROE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found THROE?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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