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UNUSED

/ʌnˈjuːzd/6 letters

Definition of UNUSED

adjective

Not used.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From un- + used.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

UNUSED in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 121
Its 19 boards, across 121 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
19
Boards found on
19
First board
121
Latest board
30
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.

Built from these letters

UNUSED
6
Letters
3
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

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

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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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.

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