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ENDER
Definition of ENDER
noun
Something which ends another thing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English endere, ender; equivalent to end (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,144)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, END · 9 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.
ENDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ENDER starts with E and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEENR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ENDER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found ENDER?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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