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PIRL
Definition of PIRL
verb
To twist or wind, especially into a cord or braid etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The verb is from the 16th century. Origin uncertain; related to purl, pirn, prill (OED; more at pern, preen). The noun was derived from the verb in the 19th century.
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.
PIRL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PIRL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ILPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PIRL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found PIRL?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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