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OVERPEDALLING
Definition of OVERPEDALLING
verb
present participle and gerund of overpedal
OVERPEDAL
verb
To overuse the sustaining pedal of a piano, causing the notes to sound too loud.
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Word DNA
OVERPEDALLING inherits its ancestry from its root, OVERPEDAL.
How it is built
Same root, OVERPEDAL · 2 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.
OVERPEDALLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 154, 21 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 154, 21 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVERPEDALLING starts with O and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGILLNOPRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OVERPEDAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OVERPEDALLING?
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 154 - and most players walked straight past it.
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