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TOWARD
Definition of TOWARD
preposition
In the direction of.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English toward, from Old English tōweard, from Proto-West Germanic *tōward, equivalent to to + -ward. Cognate with Middle Low German tôwart, Middle Dutch toewaert (Modern Dutch toewaarts), Middle High German zuowart, zūwart (Modern German zuwärts). Compare also Middle English tilward, tillward (“toward”).
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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.
TOWARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TOWARD starts with T and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADORTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TOWARD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found TOWARD?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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