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UNCROWNS
Definition of UNCROWNS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of uncrown
UNCROWN
verb
To deprive of the monarchy or other authority or status.
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Word DNA
UNCROWNS inherits its ancestry from its root, UNCROWN.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,217)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UNCROWN · 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.
UNCROWNS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNCROWNS starts with U and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CNNORSUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start UNCROW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNCROWNS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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