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PILL
Definition of PILL
noun
A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English pille (also pillem), a borrowing from Middle Low German pille or Middle Dutch pille (whence Dutch pil), probably from Latin pila, pilula.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PILL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 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 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PILL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ILLP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PILL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PILL?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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