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WORDS
Definition of WORDS
noun
plural of word
noun
The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes. The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes. A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word). A sign used in a sign language.
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Word DNA
WORDS inherits its ancestry from its root, WORD.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,623)
How it is built
Same root, WORD · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, Sanskrit and 3 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.
WORDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WORDS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DORSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start WORDS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found WORDS?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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