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TIER
Definition of TIER
noun
One who ties (knots, etc.).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From tie + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TIE · 6 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.
TIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TIER starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EIRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TIER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found TIER?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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