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ROOTY
Definition of ROOTY
adjective
Full of roots.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From root + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ROOT · 14 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.
ROOTY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ROOTY starts with R and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read OORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found ROOTY?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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