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HALTERED
Definition of HALTERED
verb
simple past and past participle of halter
noun
A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
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Word DNA
HALTERED inherits its ancestry from its root, HALTER.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,608)
How it is built
Same root, HALTER · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Scots.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HALTERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HALTERED starts with H and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHLRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start HALTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found HALTERED?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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