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SHELFIER
Definition of SHELFIER
Wiktionary has no entry for SHELFIER itself. This is its base word, SHELFY.
adjective
Abounding in shelves; containing crossbedded hard and soft layers that result in rocky shelves at varying angles.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for SHELFY.
From shelf + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
SHELFIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 151, 18 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHELFIER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEFHILRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SHELFI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHELFIER?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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