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NETTLIER
Definition of NETTLIER
Wiktionary has no entry for NETTLIER itself. This is its base word, NETTLY.
adjective
Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for NETTLY.
From nettle + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NETTLE · 10 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.
NETTLIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NETTLIER starts with N and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEILNRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found NETTLIER?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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