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STELE
Definition of STELE
noun
An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “upright rock; pillar; column”), plural form στῆλαι (stêlai). Doublet of stela.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STELE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STELE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EELST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
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 STELE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found STELE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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