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BOTHERED
Definition of BOTHERED
adjective
Annoyed; irritated.
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Word DNA
BOTHERED inherits its ancestry from its root, BOTHER.
Line of descent
- Scots
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (136)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BOTHER · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Irish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOTHERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BOTHERED starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEEHORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BOTHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found BOTHERED?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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