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STYLI
Definition of STYLI
noun
plural of stylus
noun
An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them. A small implement with a pointed end used for engraving and tracing. A small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, STYLI · 1 relative 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.
STYLI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 45, 4 July 2026.
Built from these letters
STYLI starts with S and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read ILSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start STYLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found STYLI?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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