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CHORTLED
Definition of CHORTLED
verb
simple past and past participle of chortle
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Another sense
CHORTLED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of chortle.
Word DNA
CHORTLED inherits its ancestry from its root, CHORTLE.
How it is built
Same root, CHORTLE · 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.
CHORTLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 64 boards so far. 228 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHORTLED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEHLORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHORTL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found CHORTLED?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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