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ENGULF
Definition of ENGULF
verb
To overwhelm.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From en- + gulf.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ENGULF · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ENGULF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ENGULF starts with E and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read EFGLNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ENGULF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found ENGULF?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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