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SHELLING
Definition of SHELLING
verb
present participle and gerund of shell
noun
A hard external covering of an animal. The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
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Word DNA
SHELLING 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 (11,895)
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.
SHELLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHELLING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGHILLNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHELLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHELLING?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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