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TELOS
Definition of TELOS
noun
The aim, purpose, or end goal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,702)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TELOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TELOS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ELOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found TELOS?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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