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ENCODED
Definition of ENCODED
adjective
Having a meaning that is different from a simple straightforward interpretation; acting as code for another meaning.
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Word DNA
ENCODED inherits its ancestry from its root, ENCODE.
How it is built
Same root, ENCODE · 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.
ENCODED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENCODED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDDEENO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and D appear more than once.
Words that start ENCODE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ENCODED?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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