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WHEREAS
Definition of WHEREAS
adverb
Where (that).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From where + as (“that”); first attested in the meaning of "where" in the 14th century. Compare thereas.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHEREAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHEREAS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEHRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start WHEREA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found WHEREAS?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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