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CLEATED
Definition of CLEATED
verb
simple past and past participle of cleat
noun
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
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Word DNA
CLEATED inherits its ancestry from its root, CLEAT.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,506)
How it is built
Same root, CLEAT · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CLEATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CLEATED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEELT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CLEATED?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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