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THRONG
Definition of THRONG
noun
A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English throng, thrang, from Old English þrang, ġeþrang (“crowd, press, tumult”), from Proto-Germanic *þrangwą, *þrangwō (“throng”), from *þrangwaz (“pressing, narrow”), from *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push; to force”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat; pound; hew; press”). Cognate with Dutch drang, German Drang. Compare also German Gedränge (“throng”) and Persian ترنجیدن (Trenjidan, “to beat, to push”). Compare typologically crowd (see there for more).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THRONG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THRONG starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THRONG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found THRONG?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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