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SMALLER
Definition of SMALLER
adjective
comparative form of small: more small
SMALL
adjective
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
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Word DNA
SMALLER inherits its ancestry from its root, SMALL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,293)
How it is built
Same root, SMALL · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Czech, Danish, Dutch, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Scots and 2 more.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SMALLER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SMALLER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AELLMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SMALLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SMALLER?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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