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SHOULDEST
Definition of SHOULDEST
verb
Alternative form of shouldst.
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Word DNA
SHOULDEST inherits its ancestry from its root, SHOULD.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.1%
of traced words share this origin (1,226)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHOULD · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHOULDEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 146, 13 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHOULDEST starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEHLOSSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SHOULD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHOULDEST?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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