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UNCHAIN
Definition of UNCHAIN
verb
To remove chains from someone or something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From un- + chain.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, UNCHAIN · 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.
UNCHAIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 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
UNCHAIN starts with U and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACHINNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start UNCHAI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNCHAIN?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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