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WHOSO
Definition of WHOSO
pronoun
whosoever, whatever person
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English hoe so, hoo so, hoo-so, from Old English hwā swā; equivalent to who + so.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,042)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHOSO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHOSO starts with W and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read HOOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found WHOSO?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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