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HEEDFUL
Definition of HEEDFUL
adjective
Taking heed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From heed + -ful.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HEED · 7 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.
HEEDFUL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEEDFUL starts with H and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read DEEFHLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HEEDFU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found HEEDFUL?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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