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WANTON
Definition of WANTON
adjective
Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English wantoun, wantowen, wantoȝen, wantowe (“uneducated; unrestrained; licentious; sportive; playful”), from wan- (“not, un-, mis-”) + towen, i-towen (“educated”, literally “towed; led; drawn”), from Old English togen, ġetogen, past participle of tēon (“to train, discipline”), equivalent to wan- + towed.
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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.
WANTON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 65 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WANTON starts with W and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ANNOTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start WANTON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WANTON?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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