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TOOTHPASTE

/ˈtuːθpeɪst/10 letters

Definition of TOOTHPASTE

noun

A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From tooth + paste. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskepasta (“toothpaste”), West Frisian toskpoetserguod (“toothpaste”), Dutch tandpasta (“toothpaste”), German Zahnpasta, Zahnpaste (“toothpaste”), Danish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Swedish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Icelandic tannkrem (“toothpaste”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

TOOTHPASTE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 111
Its one board, across 111 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
106
First board
5
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.

First ever to find it

pendragon

on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

TOOTHPASTE
10
Letters
4
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

TOOTHPASTE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEHOOPSTTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and O appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start TOOTHP

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

TOOTHPICKTOOTHPICKSTOOTHPASTES

Could you have found TOOTHPASTE?

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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.

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