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PIERCED
Definition of PIERCED
verb
simple past and past participle of pierce
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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.
PIERCED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 87, 15 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PIERCED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PIERCE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found PIERCED?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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