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WENTLETRAPS
Definition of WENTLETRAPS
noun
plural of wentletrap
noun
Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially Epitonium scalare, which were formerly highly valued.
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Word DNA
WENTLETRAPS inherits its ancestry from its root, WENTLETRAP.
Line of descent
- Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (754)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WENTLETRAP · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WENTLETRAPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First found by a player on Day 138, 5 October 2026.
Built from these letters
WENTLETRAPS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEELNPRSTTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Could you have found WENTLETRAPS?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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