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SHEOL
Definition of SHEOL
proper noun
Alternative letter-case form of Sheol.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHEOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHEOL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EHLOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found SHEOL?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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