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THRONES
Definition of THRONES
noun
plural of throne
noun
An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
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Word DNA
THRONES inherits its ancestry from its root, THRONE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,617)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THRONE · 2 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.
THRONES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THRONES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHNORST - 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 THRONE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found THRONES?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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