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PULSATED
Definition of PULSATED
verb
simple past and past participle of pulsate
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Another sense
PULSATED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of pulsate.
Word DNA
PULSATED inherits its ancestry from its root, PULSATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PULSATE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle 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.
PULSATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 99 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PULSATED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADELPSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PULSAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found PULSATED?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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