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NILL
Definition of NILL
verb
To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
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Where it comes from
From Middle English nillen, from Old English nyllan (“to not want”), corresponding to ne + will. Cognate with Old Frisian nelle. Not directly related to Latin nolo, which is an independent construction of the same manner, but the morphemes that compound both verbs are cognates.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NILL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NILL starts with N and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ILLN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found NILL?
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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