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THRU
Definition of THRU
preposition
Nonstandard spelling of through.
preposition
From one side or end of (something) to the other. So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Modern use originated in American English as a phonetic and simplified spelling of through around 1839. The spelling had previously been one of several used in Middle English.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,006)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THRU · 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.
THRU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 47, 6 July 2026.
Built from these letters
THRU starts with T and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read HRTU - 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.
Words that start THRU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found THRU?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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