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WRITHES
Definition of WRITHES
noun
plural of writhe
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WRITHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WRITHES starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHIRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 WRITHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found WRITHES?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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