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UNDERTAKE
Definition of UNDERTAKE
verb
To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English undertaken; equivalent to under- + take (after undernim).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (2,182)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UNDERTAKE · 1 relative 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.
UNDERTAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 54 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
UNDERTAKE starts with U and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEKNRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start UNDERT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found UNDERTAKE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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