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SWIVEL
Definition of SWIVEL
noun
A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”), + -el, an instrumental suffix, equivalent to swive + -el.
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.
SWIVEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SWIVEL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EILSVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SWIVEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found SWIVEL?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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