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WHISKERS
Definition of WHISKERS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
WHISKERS inherits its ancestry from its root, WHISK.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,259)
How it is built
Same root, WHISK · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Czech, Danish, Dutch, Latin, Old English, Sanskrit.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHISKERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHISKERS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHIKRSSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start WHISKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WHISKERS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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