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WAVELIKE
Definition of WAVELIKE
adjective
Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From wave + -like.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WAVE · 9 relatives 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.
WAVELIKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 61 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
WAVELIKE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEIKLVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found WAVELIKE?
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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