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INSELBERG
Definition of INSELBERG
noun
A monadnock (isolated mountain).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Inselberg, from Insel (“island”) + Berg (“mountain”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,743)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
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.
INSELBERG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INSELBERG starts with I and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BEEGILNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start INSELB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INSELBERG?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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