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UNREST
Definition of UNREST
noun
A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English unreste, equivalent to un- + rest. Cognate with West Frisian ûnrêst (“unrest”), Dutch onrust (“unrest”), German Low German Unrüst (“unrest”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Uunraue (“unrest”), German Unruhe (“unrest”), Danish uro (“unrest”), Swedish oro (“unrest”), Icelandic órói (“unrest”). Compare also Old English orrest (“battle”), Old Norse orrosta, orresta (“battle”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,235)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UNREST · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German, Icelandic, Old English, Old Norse, 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.
UNREST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
UNREST starts with U and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ENRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start UNREST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found UNREST?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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