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WHILERE
Definition of WHILERE
adverb
A while ago; a time before; formerly, previously.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English whil er, whileere [and other forms], whilom er (“some while ago or before, formerly”), from Old English hwīle ǣr, hwīlum ǣr, from hwīle (accusative singular of hwīl), hwīlum (“at some time in the past, once; sometimes”) (dative plural of hwīl (“period of time, a while”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”)) + ǣr (“before”) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *airiz (“before, earlier”)). The English word is analysable as while + ere.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHILERE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 87, 15 August 2026.
Built from these letters
WHILERE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHILRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found WHILERE?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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