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SHEEPFOLD
Definition of SHEEPFOLD
noun
An enclosure for keeping sheep.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English shepefald, perhaps from Late Old English sċēapa falde (literally “sheep's fold”), equivalent to sheep + fold.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHEEPFOLD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHEEPFOLD starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFHLOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHEEPF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHEEPFOLD?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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