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YTOST
Definition of YTOST
verb
past participle of toss
TOSS
noun
A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
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Word DNA
YTOST inherits its ancestry from its root, TOSS.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
28th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (284)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TOSS · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Welsh.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
YTOST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First found by a player on Day 146, 13 October 2026.
Built from these letters
YTOST starts with Y and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read OSTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Could you have found YTOST?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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