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THROWERS
Definition of THROWERS
noun
plural of thrower
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Word DNA
THROWERS inherits its ancestry from its root, THROW.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,866)
How it is built
Same root, THROW · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Scots.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THROWERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
THROWERS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHORRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start THROWE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THROWERS?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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