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ENGULFED
Definition of ENGULFED
verb
simple past and past participle of engulf
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Word DNA
ENGULFED inherits its ancestry from its root, ENGULF.
How it is built
Same root, ENGULF · 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.
ENGULFED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 59 boards so far. 140 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ENGULFED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFGLNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ENGULF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found ENGULFED?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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