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MISREAD
Definition of MISREAD
verb
To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + read. Cognate with Saterland Frisian misräide (“to go wrong, fail”), Dutch misraden (“to guess wrongly”), German missraten (“to fail; go wrong; become wayward”). For the noun, compare Old English misrǣd (“misguidance; misconduct”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MISREAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MISREAD starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEIMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MISREA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found MISREAD?
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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