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WHIRR

/wɜː/5 letters

Definition of WHIRR

verb

To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Middle English whirren, probably from Old Norse: compare Danish hvirre, virre, Norwegian kvirre, Old Norse hvirfla (“to whirl, spread”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

WHIRR in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 127
Its one board, across 127 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
127
First board
0
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 127, 24 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 127, 24 September 2026.

Built from these letters

WHIRR
5
Letters
1
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

WHIRR starts with W and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read HIRRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start WHIRR

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

WHIRRSWHIRRYWHIRREDWHIRRETWHIRRETSWHIRRIEDWHIRRIESWHIRRINGWHIRRETEDWHIRRINGSWHIRRYINGWHIRRETING

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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 127 - and most players walked straight past it.

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