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ELUDED
Definition of ELUDED
verb
simple past and past participle of elude
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Word DNA
ELUDED inherits its ancestry from its root, ELUDE.
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, ELUDE · 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.
ELUDED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 76, 4 August 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
ELUDED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEELU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and D appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found ELUDED?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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