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OVERWITHHELD
Definition of OVERWITHHELD
verb
simple past and past participle of overwithhold
OVERWITHHOLD
verb
To withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage.
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Word DNA
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.
OVERWITHHELD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVERWITHHELD starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEHHILORTVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and H appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OVERWITH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OVERWITHHELD?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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