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UNGRATEFUL
Definition of UNGRATEFUL
adjective
Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From un- + grateful.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNGRATEFUL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNGRATEFUL starts with U and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEFGLNRTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start UNGRAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found UNGRATEFUL?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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