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WEEL
Definition of WEEL
noun
A trap for catching fish; a weely.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English wele, wyle, welle, likely a fusion of Old Norse vél ("device"; compare Icelandic vél (“a contrivance to catch fish”)) and Middle English welwe, wilwe (“a weir, trap, or other device made of willow branches”), from Old English wilige, wylige (“basket”), related to Old English welig (“willow”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WEEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WEEL starts with W and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EELW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found WEEL?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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