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WHIRLY
Definition of WHIRLY
adjective
Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Another sense
WHIRLY carries a second meaning.
adjective
That moves in a whirling motion.
Where it comes from
From whirl + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
WHIRLY in a sentence
“Lockheed Martin has developed a fake maple leaf seed, or so-called whirly bird, loaded with navigation equipment and imaging sensors.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHIRLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 150 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHIRLY starts with W and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read HILRWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of WHIRLY. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start WHIRLY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found WHIRLY?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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