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NARWHALS
Definition of NARWHALS
noun
plural of narwhal
noun
An Arctic toothed whale (Monodon monoceros) that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed cuspid that projects forward.
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Word DNA
NARWHALS inherits its ancestry from its root, NARWHAL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (210)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NARWHAL · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NARWHALS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 203 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NARWHALS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAHLNRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start NARWHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found NARWHALS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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