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UNCOVERS
Definition of UNCOVERS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of uncover
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Word DNA
UNCOVERS inherits its ancestry from its root, UNCOVER.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,006)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UNCOVER · 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.
UNCOVERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNCOVERS starts with U and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CENORSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start UNCOVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found UNCOVERS?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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