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SEWEL
Definition of SEWEL
noun
A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.
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Where it comes from
From Early Middle English sheueles (“scarecrow”) [and other forms]; probably from Old English *scīewels, from sċīen (“to be frightened or startled; to recoil in fear”) (from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan (“to dread; to avoid, shun”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“frightened; bashful, coy, shy, timid; cautious, reserved”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-, *skūbʰ- (“to drive, move forward, push”) or *(s)kewH- (“to cover; to hide”)) + -els (suffix forming masculine nouns). Doublet of shy.
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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.
SEWEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 87, 15 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 55, 14 July 2026.
Built from these letters
SEWEL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EELSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SEWEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SEWEL?
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