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ELVES
Definition of ELVES
noun
plural of elf
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELVES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EELSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found ELVES?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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