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PROFOUNDEST
Definition of PROFOUNDEST
adjective
superlative form of profound: most profound
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Word DNA
PROFOUNDEST inherits its ancestry from its root, PROFOUND.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PROFOUND · 2 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.
PROFOUNDEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROFOUNDEST starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEFNOOPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PROFOUN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found PROFOUNDEST?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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