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WHIG
Definition of WHIG
noun
Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably from Middle English wheyȝe, weyȝe, wege, variant of whey. More at whey.
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.
WHIG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 109 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHIG starts with W and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHIW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start WHIG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found WHIG?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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