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UNSMOOTHING
Definition of UNSMOOTHING
verb
present participle and gerund of unsmooth
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Word DNA
UNSMOOTHING inherits its ancestry from its root, UNSMOOTH.
How it is built
Same root, UNSMOOTH · 2 relatives 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.
UNSMOOTHING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNSMOOTHING starts with U and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHIMNNOOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start UNSMOOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNSMOOTHING?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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