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DEATHLIKE
Definition of DEATHLIKE
adjective
Resembling or characteristic of death.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From death + -like.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEATHLIKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEATHLIKE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHIKLT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEATHL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found DEATHLIKE?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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