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CAJOLED
Definition of CAJOLED
verb
simple past and past participle of cajole
verb
To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
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Word DNA
CAJOLED inherits its ancestry from its root, CAJOLE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- Middle French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CAJOLE · 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.
CAJOLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 49 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAJOLED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEJLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CAJOLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found CAJOLED?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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