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TOSHER
Definition of TOSHER
noun
A thief who steals the copper siding from the bottoms of vessels, particularly in or along the Thames.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From 19th-century British thieves' cant tosh (“copper; items made of copper”) + -er (“one who uses or acquires”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TOSH · 4 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.
TOSHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TOSHER starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EHORST - 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 TOSHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found TOSHER?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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