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OVERWHELMS
Definition of OVERWHELMS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of overwhelm
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Word DNA
OVERWHELMS inherits its ancestry from its root, OVERWHELM.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,231)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OVERWHELM · 3 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.
OVERWHELMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVERWHELMS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHLMORSVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OVERWH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found OVERWHELMS?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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