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DASHED
Definition of DASHED
verb
past participle of dash
noun
Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
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Word DNA
DASHED inherits its ancestry from its root, DASH.
Line of descent
- Swedish
- Danish
- Middle English
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
23rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (124)
branch · 22.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DASH · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DASHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DASHED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADDEHS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D 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.
Could you have found DASHED?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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