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UNDERWRITE
Definition of UNDERWRITE
verb
To write below or under; subscribe.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English underwriten, from Old English underwrītan (“to write at the foot of, write under, subscribe”). Compare Dutch onderschrijven (“to endorse”), German unterschreiben (“to sign; endorse”), Danish underskrive (“to sign; endorse”). By surface analysis, under- + write.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.1%
of traced words share this origin (1,232)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UNDERWRITE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNDERWRITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNDERWRITE starts with U and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEINRRTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once.
Words that start UNDERW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNDERWRITE?
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