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WREATHE
Definition of WREATHE
verb
Senses relating to intertwining or twisting. To coil, curl, or twist (something); to shape (something) into circles or coils.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English wrethen (“to twist”), partly:
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,258)
branch · 22.3% 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.
WREATHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 94, 22 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 42 days.
First found by a player on Day 94, 22 August 2026.
Built from these letters
WREATHE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHRTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start WREATH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WREATHE?
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 94 - and most players walked straight past it.
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