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UNWISDOM
Definition of UNWISDOM
noun
Lack of wisdom; unwise action or conduct; folly, foolishness.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English unwisdom (“lack of wisdom, foolishness; an instance of this”), from Old English unwīsdōm, from un- (prefix denoting absence or negation of something) + wīsdōm (“wisdom”) (from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz (“wise judgment, wisdom”), from *wīsaz (“knowledgeable, wise”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; to see”)) + *-dōmaz (suffix forming nouns denoting the condition or state of [the suffixed word]) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do; to place, put”))). The word was apparently obsolete in the 18th century, but was revived from the 19th century and possibly popularized by its use in the works of the Scottish author and philosopher Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881): see the quotations. By surface analysis, un- (prefix denoting a lack of something) + wisdom.
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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.
UNWISDOM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 94, 22 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 94, 22 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNWISDOM starts with U and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read DIMNOSUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start UNWISD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNWISDOM?
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 94 - and most players walked straight past it.
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