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WAVELET
Definition of WAVELET
noun
A small wave; a ripple.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From wave + -let; a calque of French ondelette, from onde (“wave”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,155)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WAVELET · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WAVELET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WAVELET starts with W and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEELTVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start WAVELE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found WAVELET?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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