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YELLOWS
Definition of YELLOWS
noun
plural of 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
YELLOWS 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 (11,595)
How it is built
Same root, YELLOW · 6 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.
YELLOWS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
YELLOWS starts with Y and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ELLOSWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start YELLOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found YELLOWS?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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