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EMPLOYED
Definition of EMPLOYED
adjective
In a job; working.
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Word DNA
EMPLOYED inherits its ancestry from its root, EMPLOY.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMPLOY · 5 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.
EMPLOYED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EMPLOYED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEELMOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EMPLOY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EMPLOYED?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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