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ZILLS
Definition of ZILLS
noun
plural of zill
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Word DNA
ZILLS inherits its ancestry from its root, ZILL.
Line of descent
- Turkish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
32nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (182)
branch · 0.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ZILL · 3 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.
ZILLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZILLS starts with Z and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ILLSZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found ZILLS?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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