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SORDIDER
Definition of SORDIDER
adjective
comparative form of sordid: more sordid
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Word DNA
SORDIDER inherits its ancestry from its root, SORDID.
Line of descent
- French
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,548)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SORDID · 2 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.
SORDIDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 37 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SORDIDER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DDEIORRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and D appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SORDID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SORDIDER?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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