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THROWES
Definition of THROWES
noun
plural of throwe
THROW · via throwe
verb
To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
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Word DNA
THROWES 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
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,223)
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.
THROWES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 84, 12 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 73 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THROWES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHORSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THROWE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found THROWES?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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