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THUMBS
Definition of THUMBS
noun
plural of thumb
noun
The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
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Word DNA
THUMBS 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 (11,595)
How it is built
Same root, THUMB · 10 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.
THUMBS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THUMBS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BHMSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THUMBS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found THUMBS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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