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WIDDER
Definition of WIDDER
noun
Alternative spelling of widow.
noun
A person whose spouse is absent: A person who has lost a spouse and hasn't remarried: A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower. Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried). A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.
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Word DNA
WIDDER inherits its ancestry from its root, WIDOW.
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, WIDOW · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, Irish, Italian, Latin and 9 more.
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.
WIDDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
WIDDER starts with W and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DDEIRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found WIDDER?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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