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PETRIFIED
Definition of PETRIFIED
adjective
Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PETRIFIED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PETRIFIED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFIIPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start PETRIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PETRIFIED?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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