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JOUSTED
Definition of JOUSTED
verb
simple past and past participle of joust
noun
A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
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Another sense
JOUSTED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of joust.
Word DNA
JOUSTED inherits its ancestry from its root, JOUST.
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 (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, JOUST · 4 relatives in the game
JOUSTED in a sentence
“Such a great acting showcase for both Anthony Stewart Head and David Tennant as they "jousted" in the pool area....”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JOUSTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 142 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
JOUSTED starts with J and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEJOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found JOUSTED?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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