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SHELLIER
Definition of SHELLIER
adjective
comparative form of shelly: more shelly
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Word DNA
SHELLIER inherits its ancestry from its root, SHELL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,866)
How it is built
Same root, SHELL · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, Icelandic, Irish, Italian and 7 more.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHELLIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHELLIER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEHILLRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
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 SHELLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHELLIER?
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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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