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SOMBERER
Definition of SOMBERER
adjective
comparative form of somber: more somber
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Word DNA
SOMBERER 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
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% 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.
SOMBERER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SOMBERER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BEEMORRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once.
Words that start SOMBER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SOMBERER?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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