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UNHOLIER
Definition of UNHOLIER
adjective
comparative form of unholy: more unholy
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Word DNA
UNHOLIER inherits its ancestry from its root, UNHOLY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,856)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UNHOLY · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Scots, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNHOLIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNHOLIER starts with U and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EHILNORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start UNHOLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found UNHOLIER?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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