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TOOTHSHELLS
Definition of TOOTHSHELLS
noun
plural of toothshell
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Word DNA
TOOTHSHELLS inherits its ancestry from its root, TOOTH.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,787)
How it is built
Same root, TOOTH · 16 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, Icelandic, Irish and 15 more.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TOOTHSHELLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TOOTHSHELLS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHHLLOOSSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T, O, H, S and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found TOOTHSHELLS?
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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