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STEEPLE
Definition of STEEPLE
noun
A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”).
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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.
STEEPLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STEEPLE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEELPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start STEEPL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STEEPLE?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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