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PIERCED
Definition of PIERCED
verb
simple past and past participle of pierce
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Word DNA
PIERCED inherits its ancestry from its root, PIERCE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PIERCE · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
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 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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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