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FEELS
Definition of FEELS
noun
plural of feel, sensory perceptions that mainly or solely involve the sense of touch
verb
To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
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Word DNA
FEELS inherits its ancestry from its root, FEEL.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (894)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FEEL · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FEELS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 68 days.
First found by a player on Day 48, 7 July 2026.
Built from these letters
FEELS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEFLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found FEELS?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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