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UNDERSHOOT
Definition of UNDERSHOOT
verb
To shoot not far enough or not well enough.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From under- + shoot.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNDERSHOOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNDERSHOOT starts with U and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEHNOORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start UNDERS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found UNDERSHOOT?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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