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ENCASED
Definition of ENCASED
adjective
Enclosed; existing within a container.
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Word DNA
ENCASED inherits its ancestry from its root, ENCASE.
How it is built
Same root, ENCASE · 2 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.
ENCASED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ENCASED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEENS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ENCASE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found ENCASED?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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