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WORDSMITH
Definition of WORDSMITH
noun
One who uses words skilfully.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from word + smith (“craftsperson who works metal into desired forms; (by extension) one who makes anything”). The verb is derived from the noun.
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.
WORDSMITH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 278 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 15, 4 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WORDSMITH starts with W and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read DHIMORSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start WORDSM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found WORDSMITH?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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