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YOUNGEST
Definition of YOUNGEST
adjective
superlative form of young: most young
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Word DNA
YOUNGEST inherits its ancestry from its root, YOUNG.
Line of descent
4 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, YOUNG · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Yiddish.
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.
YOUNGEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 64 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
YOUNGEST starts with Y and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EGNOSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found YOUNGEST?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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