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RODENT
Definition of RODENT
noun
A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin rōdēns, rōdent- (“gnawer; one who gnaws”), present participle of rōdō (“to gnaw”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RODENT · 1 relative 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.
RODENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RODENT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DENORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start RODENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found RODENT?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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