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WHINIEST
Definition of WHINIEST
adjective
superlative form of whiny: most whiny
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Word DNA
WHINIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, WHINE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,343)
How it is built
Same root, WHINE · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHINIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHINIEST starts with W and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EHIINSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found WHINIEST?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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