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UNWINDER
Definition of UNWINDER
noun
A device that unwinds.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From unwind + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, UNWIND · 5 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.
UNWINDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNWINDER starts with U and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEINNRUW - 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 UNWINDER?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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