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MACERATED
Definition of MACERATED
verb
simple past and past participle of macerate
verb
To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by (or as if by) soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
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Word DNA
MACERATED inherits its ancestry from its root, MACERATE.
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,616)
How it is built
Same root, MACERATE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
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.
MACERATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 72 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MACERATED starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDEEMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MACERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MACERATED?
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