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TELLIN
Definition of TELLIN
noun
A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.
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Where it comes from
From New Latin Tellina, from Ancient Greek τελλίνη (tellínē, “a small bivalve shellfish”)
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.
TELLIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 118, 15 September 2026.
Built from these letters
TELLIN starts with T and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EILLNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 TELLIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TELLIN?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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