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EARTHWOLF
Definition of EARTHWOLF
noun
Synonym of aardwolf (“Proteles cristatus”).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Calque of Dutch aardwolf (South African; compare Afrikaans aardwolf); by surface analysis, earth + wolf.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.8%
of traced words share this origin (234)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Afrikaans.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EARTHWOLF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 100, 28 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EARTHWOLF starts with E and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read AEFHLORTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start EARTHW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EARTHWOLF?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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