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DUNNEST
Definition of DUNNEST
adjective
superlative form of dun: most dun
DUN
symbol
ISO 639-3 language code for Dusun Deyah.
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Word DNA
DUNNEST inherits its ancestry from its root, DUN.
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 (11,575)
How it is built
Same root, DUN · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Irish, Old Norse, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh.
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.
DUNNEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUNNEST starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DENNSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 DUNNEST?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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