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WHEREABOUTS
Definition of WHEREABOUTS
adverb
In, at or near what location.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to whereabout + -s (adverbial suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (4,784)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WHEREABOUT · 1 relative 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.
WHEREABOUTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 79 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WHEREABOUTS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEEHORSTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found WHEREABOUTS?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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