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DEVILED
Definition of DEVILED
verb
simple past and past participle of devil
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Word DNA
DEVILED inherits its ancestry from its root, DEVIL.
Line of descent
9 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
24th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (116)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEVIL · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEVILED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 61 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
saintpeter74SUPPORTERContributor
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEVILED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEEILV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Words that start DEVILE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEVILED?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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