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COMPETED
Definition of COMPETED
verb
simple past and past participle of compete
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COMPETED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 87, 15 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 49, 8 July 2026.
Built from these letters
COMPETED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEEMOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start COMPET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found COMPETED?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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