The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
THYMI
Definition of THYMI
noun
plural of thymus
noun
Ellipsis of thymus gland (“A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.”).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THYMI · 2 relatives 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.
THYMI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
THYMI starts with T and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read HIMTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start THYMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found THYMI?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
Play today's OUTLIER