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YELLOWEST
Definition of YELLOWEST
adjective
superlative form of yellow: most yellow
noun
The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.
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Word DNA
YELLOWEST inherits its ancestry from its root, YELLOW.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,866)
How it is built
Same root, YELLOW · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Latin, Norwegian and 7 more.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
YELLOWEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 167, 3 November 2026.
Built from these letters
YELLOWEST starts with Y and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EELLOSTWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start YELLOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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