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MUSTACHED
Definition of MUSTACHED
adjective
Alternative form of moustached.
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Word DNA
MUSTACHED inherits its ancestry from its root, MOUSTACHE.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,853)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MOUSTACHE · 6 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.
MUSTACHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
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
MUSTACHED starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEHMSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MUSTAC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found MUSTACHED?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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