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WHELKED
Definition of WHELKED
adjective
Having whelks; whelky.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From whelk + -ed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WHELK · 2 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.
WHELKED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHELKED starts with W and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEHKLW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found WHELKED?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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