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ALLAYED
Definition of ALLAYED
verb
simple past and past participle of allay
ALLAY
verb
To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
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Word DNA
ALLAYED inherits its ancestry from its root, ALLAY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.5%
of traced words share this origin (931)
branch · 22.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ALLAY · 2 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.
ALLAYED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 131, 28 September 2026.
Built from these letters
ALLAYED starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADELLY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ALLAYE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ALLAYED?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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