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WHURL
Definition of WHURL
verb
To make any of various throaty sounds (as a roar, snarl, or purr)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Imitative.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WHURL · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHURL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHURL starts with W and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read HLRUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found WHURL?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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