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UNSPOOLED
Definition of UNSPOOLED
verb
simple past and past participle of unspool
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Another sense
UNSPOOLED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of unspool.
Word DNA
UNSPOOLED inherits its ancestry from its root, UNSPOOL.
How it is built
Same root, UNSPOOL · 3 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.
UNSPOOLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNSPOOLED starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DELNOOPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start UNSPOO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found UNSPOOLED?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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