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ZITHERS
Definition of ZITHERS
noun
plural of zither
noun
A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
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Another sense
ZITHERS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of zither.
Word DNA
ZITHERS inherits its ancestry from its root, ZITHER.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- German
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,240)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ZITHER · 2 relatives in the game
ZITHERS in a sentence
“A layman's folk style traditionally backed by zithers, fiddles and flutes, Dumnern was part of a wave popularizing the sung poetry with guitars, bass and drums.”
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Rediscovering Legacies in India, Thailand and Indonesia, 2011
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZITHERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 113 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ZITHERS starts with Z and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHIRSTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZITHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found ZITHERS?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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