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UNBIND
Definition of UNBIND
verb
To take bindings off.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), from Proto-West Germanic *andabindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną, equivalent to un- + bind. Cognate with Dutch ontbinden, German entbinden, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (andbindan).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.8%
of traced words share this origin (4,101)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UNBIND · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNBIND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNBIND starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDINNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start UNBIND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNBIND?
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