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ENCUMBER
Definition of ENCUMBER
verb
To load down something with a burden.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English encombren, from Old French encombrer, from en- + combrer (“to hinder”) (See cumber). By surface analysis, en- + cumber.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ENCUMBER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENCUMBER starts with E and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BCEEMNRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ENCUMB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found ENCUMBER?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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