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QUILTS
Definition of QUILTS
noun
plural of quilt
noun
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
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Word DNA
QUILTS inherits its ancestry from its root, QUILT.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, QUILT · 5 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.
QUILTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 100 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
QUILTS starts with Q and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ILQSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found QUILTS?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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