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SOMBERED
Definition of SOMBERED
verb
simple past and past participle of somber
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Word DNA
SOMBERED inherits its ancestry from its root, SOMBRE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SOMBRE · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SOMBERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SOMBERED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEEMORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SOMBER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SOMBERED?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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