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ESCALATED
Definition of ESCALATED
verb
simple past and past participle of escalate
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Word DNA
ESCALATED inherits its ancestry from its root, ESCALATE.
How it is built
Same root, ESCALATE · 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.
ESCALATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ESCALATED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDEELST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start ESCALA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ESCALATED?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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