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INDOLES
Definition of INDOLES
noun
plural of indole
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INDOLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INDOLES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEILNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start INDOLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found INDOLES?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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