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MUTILATED
Definition of MUTILATED
verb
simple past and past participle of mutilate
verb
To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
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Word DNA
MUTILATED inherits its ancestry from its root, MUTILATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MUTILATE · 4 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.
MUTILATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MUTILATED starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEILMTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MUTILA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MUTILATED?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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