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SETTLEMENT

/ˈsɛ.təl.mənt/10 letters

Definition of SETTLEMENT

noun

The act of settling.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From settle + -ment.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SETTLEMENT in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 120
Its one board, across 120 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 120, 17 September 2026.

Built from these letters

SETTLEMENT
10
Letters
3
Vowels
7
Consonants
6
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

SETTLEMENT starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EEELMNSTTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start SETTLE

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

SETTLESETTLEDSETTLERSETTLESSETTLERSSETTLEABLESETTLEDNESSSETTLEMENTS

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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 120 - and most players walked straight past it.

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