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THWARTED
Definition of THWARTED
verb
simple past and past participle of thwart
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Word DNA
THWARTED inherits its ancestry from its root, THWART.
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (852)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THWART · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, Norwegian, Old English, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THWARTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 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
THWARTED starts with T and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEHRTTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start THWART
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THWARTED?
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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