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UNHEARD
Definition of UNHEARD
adjective
Not heard.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English unherd, unherde, from Old English unġehīered (“unheard”), equivalent to un- + heard. Cognate with West Frisian ûnheard (“unheard”), Dutch ongehoord (“unheard”), German ungehört (“unheard”).
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 (1,219)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names 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.
UNHEARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNHEARD starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEHNRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start UNHEAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found UNHEARD?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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