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DWARFED
Definition of DWARFED
verb
simple past and past participle of dwarf
noun
Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
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Word DNA
DWARFED inherits its ancestry from its root, DWARF.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,750)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DWARF · 16 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, Norwegian, Old Norse, Scots, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DWARFED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 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
DWARFED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADDEFRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once.
Could you have found DWARFED?
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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