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ROTLS
Definition of ROTLS
noun
plural of rotl
ROTTOL · via rotl
noun
A former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg).
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Word DNA
ROTLS inherits its ancestry from its root, ROTL.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Arabic
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ROTL · 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.
ROTLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 58 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 98, 26 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ROTLS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read LORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found ROTLS?
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 98 - and most players walked straight past it.
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