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WORMINESS
Definition of WORMINESS
noun
The quality of being wormy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From wormy + -ness.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WORM · 10 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WORMINESS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WORMINESS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIMNORSSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found WORMINESS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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