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DICTATED
Definition of DICTATED
verb
simple past and past participle of dictate
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Word DNA
DICTATED inherits its ancestry from its root, DICTATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DICTATE · 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.
DICTATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 59 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DICTATED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDDEITT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and T appear more than once.
Words that start DICTAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DICTATED?
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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