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TIMELIER
Definition of TIMELIER
adjective
comparative form of timely: more timely
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Word DNA
TIMELIER inherits its ancestry from its root, TIMELY.
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 (2,849)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TIMELY · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TIMELIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 39, 28 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TIMELIER starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEIILMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start TIMELI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found TIMELIER?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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