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EORLS
Definition of EORLS
noun
plural of eorl
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Word DNA
EORLS inherits its ancestry from its root, EORL.
Line of descent
- Old English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.1%
of traced words share this origin (1,219)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EORL · 1 relative 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.
EORLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 57, 16 July 2026.
Built from these letters
EORLS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ELORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found EORLS?
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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