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PULLEYED
Definition of PULLEYED
verb
simple past and past participle of pulley
noun
One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
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Word DNA
PULLEYED inherits its ancestry from its root, PULLEY.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,191)
How it is built
Same root, PULLEY · 2 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PULLEYED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 39 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PULLEYED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEELLPUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PULLEY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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