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TWILL

/twɪl/5 letters

Definition of TWILL

noun

A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English twyll, twylle, from Old English twilīċ (“two-threaded”), a partial calque of Latin bilix, bilic-, from bis (“twice”) + licium (“thread”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

TWILL in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 120
Its one board, across 120 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
110
First board
10
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.

First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.

Built from these letters

TWILL
5
Letters
1
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

TWILL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ILLTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start TWILL

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

TWILLSTWILLYTWILLEDTWILLIESTWILLINGTWILLINGS

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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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.

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