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UNLUCKY
Definition of UNLUCKY
adjective
Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From un- + lucky.
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.
UNLUCKY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
UNLUCKY starts with U and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CKLNUUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start UNLUCK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found UNLUCKY?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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