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HWYLS
Definition of HWYLS
noun
plural of hwyl
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Word DNA
HWYLS inherits its ancestry from its root, HWYL.
Line of descent
- Welsh
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
33rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (63)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HWYL · 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.
HWYLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 59 boards so far. 96 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HWYLS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HLSWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found HWYLS?
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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