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WHIGS
Definition of WHIGS
noun
plural of whig
noun
Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
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Word DNA
WHIGS inherits its ancestry from its root, WHIG.
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 (4,799)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WHIG · 2 relatives 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.
WHIGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 60 boards so far. 134 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHIGS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GHISW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found WHIGS?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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