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ENDUE
Definition of ENDUE
verb
Senses relating to covering or putting on. Of a person or thing: to take on (a different form); to adopt, to assume. To put on (a piece of clothing, etc.); to wear; also (followed by with), to clothe (someone) with something. To put (something) on top of a thing; to cover, to overlay.
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Where it comes from
From both of the following: Sense 2 is from a combination of the above. Doublet of induce.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ENDUE · 2 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.
ENDUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENDUE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEENU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found ENDUE?
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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