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IDOLS
Definition of IDOLS
noun
plural of idol
noun
A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
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Word DNA
IDOLS inherits its ancestry from its root, IDOL.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,554)
How it is built
Same root, IDOL · 10 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IDOLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 76, 4 August 2026.
Built from these letters
IDOLS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DILOS - 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.
Could you have found IDOLS?
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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