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MODERNEST
Definition of MODERNEST
adjective
superlative form of modern: most modern
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Word DNA
MODERNEST inherits its ancestry from its root, MODERN.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MODERN · 11 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.
MODERNEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MODERNEST starts with M and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEEMNORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MODERN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MODERNEST?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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