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WHIRL
Definition of WHIRL
verb
To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English whirlen, contracted from earlier *whirvelen, *whervelen, possibly from Old English *hwyrflian, *hweorflian (attested in hwirflung, hwerflung (“change, vicissitude”)), frequentative form of Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), itself from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”); or perhaps from Old Norse hvirfla (“to go round, spin”). Cognate with Dutch wervelen (“to whirl, swirl”), German wirbeln (“to whirl, swirl”), Danish hvirvle (“to whirl”), Swedish virvla (older spelling hvirfla), Albanian vorbull (“a whirl”). Related to whirr and wharve.
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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.
WHIRL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 96 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
WHIRL starts with W and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read HILRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start WHIRL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
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