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DAUNTER
Definition of DAUNTER
noun
One who daunts.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From daunt + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DAUNT · 4 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.
DAUNTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DAUNTER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADENRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found DAUNTER?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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