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WHERESO
Definition of WHERESO
adverb
wheresoever; regardless of which place
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English whereso; equivalent to where + so; compare Old English hwǣr swā.
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 (5,012)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHERESO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
WHERESO starts with W and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read EEHORSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found WHERESO?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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