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BOTTLES
Definition of BOTTLES
noun
plural of bottle
noun
A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
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Word DNA
BOTTLES inherits its ancestry from its root, BOTTLE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BOTTLE · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOTTLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOTTLES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BELOSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BOTTLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BOTTLES?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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