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RETALLIES
Definition of RETALLIES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of retally
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Word DNA
RETALLIES inherits its ancestry from its root, RETALLY.
How it is built
Same root, RETALLY · 2 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.
RETALLIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RETALLIES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEILLRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start RETALL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RETALLIES?
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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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