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UNSHAVEN

/ʌnˈʃeɪvən/8 letters

Definition of UNSHAVEN

adjective

Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From un- + shaven.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adjective3 syllablescompoundun-

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

UNSHAVEN in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 149
Its one board, across 149 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
132
First board
17
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.

First ever to find it

jeffreydalien

on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

UNSHAVEN
8
Letters
3
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

UNSHAVEN starts with U and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEHNNSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.

Words that start UNSHAV

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found UNSHAVEN?

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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.

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