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WELTER
Definition of WELTER
noun
A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English welteren, equivalent to welt + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognates include German Low German weltern (“to wallow; roll”), Old Norse velta (Danish vælte), German wälzen, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waltjan). Akin to wallow and Latin volvō.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,223)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WELT · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, German, Latin, Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WELTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WELTER starts with W and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EELRTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start WELTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found WELTER?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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