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MODEST
Definition of MODEST
adjective
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MOD · 5 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.
MODEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MODEST starts with M and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEMOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MODEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found MODEST?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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