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SLEE
Definition of SLEE
adjective
Alternative form of sly.
SLY
symbol
ISO 639-3 language code for Selayar.
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Word DNA
SLEE inherits its ancestry from its root, SLY.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,201)
How it is built
Same root, SLY · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Icelandic, Norwegian.
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.
SLEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SLEE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EELS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SLEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SLEE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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