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UNWELL

/ʌnˈwɛl/6 letters

Definition of UNWELL

adjective

Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From un- + well.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adjective2 syllablescompoundun-

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
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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.

UNWELL in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 153
Its one board, across 153 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
131
First board
22
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.

First ever to find it

malrock

on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

UNWELL
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

UNWELL starts with U and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ELLNUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start UNWELL

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

UNWELLNESS

Could you have found UNWELL?

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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.

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