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UNCLED
Definition of UNCLED
verb
simple past and past participle of uncle
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Word DNA
UNCLED inherits its ancestry from its root, UNCLE.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,700)
How it is built
Same root, UNCLE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German, Old English.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNCLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
UNCLED starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDELNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found UNCLED?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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