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UNWIND
Definition of UNWIND
verb
To separate (something that is wound up)
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Where it comes from
From Middle English unwinden, from Old English unwindan (“to unwind; unwrap”), from Proto-Germanic *andawindaną (“to unwind”); equivalent to un- + wind (“to coil”). Cognate with Dutch ontwinden (“to unwind”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNWIND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
UNWIND starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DINNUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start UNWIND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNWIND?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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