outer
Outside; external.
Adjective 2 meanings
Outside; external.
Farther from the centre of the inside.
Noun 4 meanings
An outer part.
An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
The fourth circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
Etymology
From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ūtre, ūtera, ūterra (“outer”), equivalent to out + -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”). Piecewise doublet of utter.
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OUTER at a glance
OUTER has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (O 1 + U 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,608 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with outer
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
One letter away
- OTTER5
- CUTER7
- OUTED6
- OFTER8
- MUTER7
- LUTER5
- OXTER12
- OATER5
- OPTER7
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