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SPELTER
Definition of SPELTER
noun
zinc, often in blocks or ingot form.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Related to, and perhaps derived from, Middle Dutch speauter. Possibly related to pewter.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (110)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SPELT · 2 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.
SPELTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPELTER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EELPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E 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 SPELTER?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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