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THROWING
Definition of THROWING
verb
present participle and gerund of throw
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
THROWING inherits its ancestry from its root, THROW.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,616)
How it is built
Same root, THROW · 5 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.
THROWING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THROWING starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHINORTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found THROWING?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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