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TWERPS
Definition of TWERPS
noun
plural of twerp
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Another sense
TWERPS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of twerp.
Word DNA
TWERPS inherits its ancestry from its root, TWERP.
Line of descent
- Welsh
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
34th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (138)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TWERP · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English.
TWERPS in a sentence
“It is completely true - as soon as our twerps are asleep, our house is "party central".”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TWERPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 92 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TWERPS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EPRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found TWERPS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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