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OWLISHNESS
Definition of OWLISHNESS
noun
The state or condition of being owlish.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From owlish + -ness.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, OWL · 16 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.
OWLISHNESS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OWLISHNESS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHILNOSSSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OWLISH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OWLISHNESS?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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