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OPTIONED
Definition of OPTIONED
verb
simple past and past participle of option
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Word DNA
OPTIONED inherits its ancestry from its root, OPTION.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OPTION · 8 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.
OPTIONED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
OPTIONED starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEINOOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OPTION
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found OPTIONED?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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