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LISTENED
Definition of LISTENED
verb
simple past and past participle of listen
verb
To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
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Word DNA
LISTENED inherits its ancestry from its root, LISTEN.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,554)
How it is built
Same root, LISTEN · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Swedish, Welsh.
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.
LISTENED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
LISTENED starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEILNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LISTEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found LISTENED?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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