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STYLE
Definition of STYLE
noun
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; an instrument used to write with ink; a pen. A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus. The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English stile (“writing tool; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression; demeanour; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French estile, or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument; writing tool; composition; characteristic mode of expression; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”). Doublet of stylus. The verb is derived from the noun.
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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.
STYLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
STYLE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ELSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start STYLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found STYLE?
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