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DEAREST
Definition of DEAREST
adjective
superlative form of dear: most dear
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Word DNA
DEAREST inherits its ancestry from its root, DEAR.
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 (11,769)
How it is built
Same root, DEAR · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Yiddish.
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.
DEAREST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEAREST starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ADEERST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
7 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DEAREST?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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