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WHEEDLINGS
Definition of WHEEDLINGS
noun
plural of wheedling
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Word DNA
WHEEDLINGS inherits its ancestry from its root, WHEEDLE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,691)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WHEEDLE · 7 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.
WHEEDLINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 77, 5 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 77, 5 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHEEDLINGS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEGHILNSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start WHEEDL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WHEEDLINGS?
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 77 - and most players walked straight past it.
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