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UNROOTED
Definition of UNROOTED
adjective
Not rooted
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Word DNA
UNROOTED inherits its ancestry from its root, UNROOT.
How it is built
Same root, UNROOT · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNROOTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNROOTED starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DENOORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start UNROOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found UNROOTED?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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