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BLOODLET
Definition of BLOODLET
verb
To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English blodleten, from Old English blōdlǣtan (“to let blood, bleed”), equivalent to blood + let. Cognate with German Blutlassen (“bloodletting”), Icelandic blóðlátinn (“bled”, past participle).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,054)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BLOODLET · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Icelandic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BLOODLET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 49 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BLOODLET starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BDELLOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BLOODL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BLOODLET?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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