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ESTRANGED
Definition of ESTRANGED
adjective
Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
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Word DNA
ESTRANGED inherits its ancestry from its root, ESTRANGE.
Line of descent
- Spanish
- Latin
- Old French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.5%
of traced words share this origin (432)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ESTRANGE · 1 relative 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.
ESTRANGED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 53 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ESTRANGED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ESTRAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found ESTRANGED?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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