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CLIQUED
Definition of CLIQUED
verb
simple past and past participle of clique
noun
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually having some common characteristic such as lifestyle or social status, or common purpose; specifically one formed for disreputable purposes, or which purports to be an authority on a particular matter; a cabal.
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Word DNA
CLIQUED inherits its ancestry from its root, CLIQUE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,108)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CLIQUE · 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.
CLIQUED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLIQUED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEILQU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CLIQUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found CLIQUED?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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