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WHELMS
Definition of WHELMS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of whelm
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Word DNA
WHELMS inherits its ancestry from its root, WHELM.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,647)
How it is built
Same root, WHELM · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Dutch, Icelandic.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHELMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHELMS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHLMSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found WHELMS?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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