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GRILLED
Definition of GRILLED
verb
simple past and past participle of grill
noun
A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
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Where it comes from
From grill + -ed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GRILL · 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.
GRILLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRILLED starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEGILLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GRILLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GRILLED?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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