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WHIRLIEST
Definition of WHIRLIEST
adjective
superlative form of whirly: most whirly
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Word DNA
WHIRLIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, WHIRL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (814)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WHIRL · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHIRLIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 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
WHIRLIEST starts with W and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EHIILRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start WHIRLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found WHIRLIEST?
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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