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MILLES
Definition of MILLES
noun
plural of mille
MILL · via mille
noun
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
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Word DNA
MILLES inherits its ancestry from its root, MILL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,952)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MILL · 12 relatives 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.
MILLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MILLES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EILLMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MILLES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MILLES?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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