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INLET
Definition of INLET
noun
A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).
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.
INLET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
INLET starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EILNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found INLET?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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