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SHELVES
Definition of SHELVES
noun
plural of shelf
noun
A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
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Word DNA
SHELVES 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.
SHELVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 146, 13 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHELVES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHLSSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and E appear more than once.
Words that start SHELVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHELVES?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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