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PETRIFIES
Definition of PETRIFIES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of petrify
verb
To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
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Word DNA
PETRIFIES inherits its ancestry from its root, PETRIFY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PETRIFY · 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.
PETRIFIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PETRIFIES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEFIIPRST - 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.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found PETRIFIES?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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