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THROWBACK
Definition of THROWBACK
noun
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Deverbal from throw back.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THROWBACK · 1 relative 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.
THROWBACK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THROWBACK starts with T and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ABCHKORTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found THROWBACK?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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