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DAWNED
Definition of DAWNED
verb
simple past and past participle of dawn
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Word DNA
DAWNED inherits its ancestry from its root, DAWN.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,119)
branch · 22.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DAWN · 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.
DAWNED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 131, 28 September 2026.
Built from these letters
DAWNED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADDENW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once.
Could you have found DAWNED?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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