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THUMBSTALL
Definition of THUMBSTALL
noun
A utensil, consisting of a plate or boss with small depressions, used to push a needle by the action of the thumb; thimble.
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Where it comes from
Compound of thumb + stall.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THUMBSTALL 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 7 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
THUMBSTALL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ABHLLMSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start THUMBS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THUMBSTALL?
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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