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DESICCATED
Definition of DESICCATED
verb
simple past and past participle of desiccate
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Word DNA
DESICCATED inherits its ancestry from its root, DESICCATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DESICCATE · 2 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.
DESICCATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DESICCATED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACCDDEEIST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D, E and C appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DESICC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DESICCATED?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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