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WHODUNITS
Definition of WHODUNITS
noun
plural of whodunit
noun
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.
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Another sense
WHODUNITS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of whodunit.
Word DNA
WHODUNITS inherits its ancestry from its root, WHODUNIT.
How it is built
Same root, WHODUNIT · 1 relative in the game
WHODUNITS in a sentence
“The killing fell into a category cops call whodunits-murders that are notoriously tough to solve because no one is talking, there is no obvious relationship between killer and victim, and the victim had contact with numerous potential suspects.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHODUNITS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 81 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHODUNITS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DHINOSTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start WHODUN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found WHODUNITS?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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