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FUGUED
Definition of FUGUED
verb
simple past and past participle of fugue
noun
A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
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Word DNA
FUGUED inherits its ancestry from its root, FUGUE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FUGUE · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FUGUED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FUGUED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEFGUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found FUGUED?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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