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INGROWN
Definition of INGROWN
adjective
That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From in- + grown.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INGROWN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 154, 21 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 154, 21 October 2026.
Built from these letters
INGROWN starts with I and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read GINNORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start INGROW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INGROWN?
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 154 - and most players walked straight past it.
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