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SHELFIE
Definition of SHELFIE
noun
A photograph of a bookshelf/bookcase taken by its owner and shared on social media.
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Where it comes from
From shelf + -ie (back-formation of "selfie").
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SHELF · 13 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.
SHELFIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 171, 7 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 171, 7 November 2026.
Built from these letters
SHELFIE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFHILS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SHELFI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHELFIE?
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 171 - and most players walked straight past it.
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