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THUMBING
Definition of THUMBING
noun
The act by which something is thumbed.
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Word DNA
THUMBING inherits its ancestry from its root, THUMB.
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 (11,769)
How it is built
Same root, THUMB · 11 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, Sanskrit, Swedish and 1 more.
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.
THUMBING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THUMBING starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BGHIMNTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THUMBI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found THUMBING?
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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