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YULETIDES
Definition of YULETIDES
noun
plural of yuletide
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Another sense
YULETIDES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of yuletide.
Word DNA
YULETIDES inherits its ancestry from its root, YULETIDE.
Line of descent
- Swedish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
24th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (114)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, YULETIDE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
YULETIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
YULETIDES starts with Y and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEILSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found YULETIDES?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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