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WHISKER
Definition of WHISKER
noun
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
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Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English wisker, whisk (verb) + -er.
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.
WHISKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 83 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
WHISKER starts with W and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EHIKRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start WHISKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found WHISKER?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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