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SHELVED
Definition of SHELVED
verb
simple past and past participle of shelve
verb
To furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library, etc.) with bookshelves.
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Word DNA
SHELVED inherits its ancestry from its root, SHELVE.
How it is built
Same root, SHELVE · 3 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.
SHELVED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
SHELVED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEHLSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SHELVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found SHELVED?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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