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PULSATING
Definition of PULSATING
adjective
Very exciting.
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Word DNA
PULSATING 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.
PULSATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 163 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PULSATING starts with P and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AGILNPSTU - 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 PULSATING?
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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