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THUMBNUTS
Definition of THUMBNUTS
noun
plural of thumbnut
THUMBNUT
noun
A nut with a knurled rim which can be turned with thumb and forefinger.
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Word DNA
THUMBNUTS inherits its ancestry from its root, THUMBNUT.
How it is built
Same root, THUMBNUT · 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.
THUMBNUTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THUMBNUTS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BHMNSTTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and U appear more than once.
Words that start THUMBN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THUMBNUTS?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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