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DARKER
Definition of DARKER
adjective
comparative form of dark: more dark
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Word DNA
DARKER inherits its ancestry from its root, DARK.
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 (11,787)
How it is built
Same root, DARK · 9 relatives in the game
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.
DARKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 141, 8 October 2026.
Built from these letters
DARKER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADEKRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found DARKER?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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