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EXTINGUISHED
Definition of EXTINGUISHED
verb
simple past and past participle of extinguish
verb
To end (something). To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
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Word DNA
EXTINGUISHED inherits its ancestry from its root, EXTINGUISH.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXTINGUISH · 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.
EXTINGUISHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 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
EXTINGUISHED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEGHIINSTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXTINGUI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found EXTINGUISHED?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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