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MOLESTED
Definition of MOLESTED
verb
simple past and past participle of molest
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Word DNA
MOLESTED inherits its ancestry from its root, MOL.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,636)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MOL · 5 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.
MOLESTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MOLESTED starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEELMOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MOLEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found MOLESTED?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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