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THUMBTACK
Definition of THUMBTACK
noun
A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
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Where it comes from
From thumb + tack.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THUMBTACK · 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.
THUMBTACK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THUMBTACK starts with T and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ABCHKMTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start THUMBT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THUMBTACK?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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