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UNCONTROLLED
Definition of UNCONTROLLED
adjective
Not controlled; not under control.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From un- + controlled.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNCONTROLLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNCONTROLLED starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDELLNNOORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N, O and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start UNCONTRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNCONTROLLED?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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