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WITHDRAWS
Definition of WITHDRAWS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of withdraw
WITHDRAW
verb
To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation. To remove (someone or oneself) from a position or situation; specifically , to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed. To draw or pull (a bolt, curtain, veil, or other object) aside. To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract. To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out. To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away. To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group. To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry. To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.) To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
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Word DNA
WITHDRAWS inherits its ancestry from its root, WITHDRAW.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,585)
How it is built
Same root, WITHDRAW · 2 relatives in the game
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.
WITHDRAWS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
Built from these letters
WITHDRAWS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADHIRSTWW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. W appears more than once.
Words that start WITHDR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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