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ALTERED
Definition of ALTERED
verb
simple past and past participle of alter
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Word DNA
ALTERED inherits its ancestry from its root, ALTER.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ALTER · 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.
ALTERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
ALTERED starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEELRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ALTERE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found ALTERED?
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