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EDUCATED
Definition of EDUCATED
adjective
Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From educate + -ed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, EDUCATE · 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.
EDUCATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 131, 28 September 2026.
Built from these letters
EDUCATED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDDEETU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and D appear more than once.
Words that start EDUCAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EDUCATED?
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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