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BOULTED
Definition of BOULTED
verb
simple past and past participle of boult
BOLT · via boult
noun
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BOULT · 3 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.
BOULTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BOULTED starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDELOTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found BOULTED?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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