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SOLES
Definition of SOLES
noun
plural of sole
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Word DNA
SOLES inherits its ancestry from its root, SOLE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SOLE · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SOLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SOLES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ELOSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found SOLES?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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