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PROSECUTED
Definition of PROSECUTED
verb
simple past and past participle of prosecute
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Word DNA
PROSECUTED inherits its ancestry from its root, PROSECUTE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PROSECUTE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PROSECUTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PROSECUTED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEEOPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PROSEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found PROSECUTED?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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