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INKWELL
Definition of INKWELL
noun
A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Compound of ink + well.
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.
INKWELL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
INKWELL starts with I and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EIKLLNW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start INKWEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INKWELL?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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