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SWIVELLED
Definition of SWIVELLED
verb
simple past and past participle 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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Word DNA
SWIVELLED inherits its ancestry from its root, SWIVEL.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,077)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SWIVEL · 3 relatives 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.
SWIVELLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 167, 3 November 2026.
Built from these letters
SWIVELLED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEILLSVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SWIVEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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